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Saturnalian¹

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From Saturnalia + -an.

adjective more Saturnalian · most Saturnalian

  1. historical Of or pertaining to Saturnalia.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of saturnalian (“riotously merry; dissolute”).

noun Saturnalians

  1. historical One celebrates or takes part in Saturnalia. What masking, what mumming, what carding, what dicing, what gluttony, what drunkenneſs, what chambering, what wontonneſs, what turning nights into days, and days into nights! This Feaſt [i.e., Christmas] was occaſioned by thoſe most licentious Saturnalians, and they have indeed for many years become
  2. Alternative letter-case form of saturnalian (“a merrymaker, a partygoer”). Christmas Eve, impatiently expected, was peeping over the brink of the hour. Millions had prepared for its celebration. Towns would be painted red. You, yourself, have heard the horns and dodged the capers of the Saturnalians.

saturnalian²

Where it comes from

From saturnalia + -an.

adjective more saturnalian · most saturnalian · Saturnalian

  1. Riotously merry; dissolute.

noun saturnalians · Saturnalian

  1. A merrymaker, a partygoer. There were always certain delicious cakes and other sweets as well, curious conventual dainties, of which master and pupil partook with an equal and sympathetic appetite. If, by any evil chance, M. le Directeur came near them at that moment, the sight of his rigid scornful young face brought much co

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@misc{saturnalian_2026,
  title = {saturnalian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saturnalian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}