Definition of SATURNALIA

saturnalia

Plural: saturnalias

Noun

  • an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
  • a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
  • A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

Origin / Etymology

From Saturnalia (“a festival of the winter solstice”).

Synonyms

bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot

Scrabble Score: 10

saturnalia: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
saturnalia: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
saturnalia: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

saturnalia: valid Words With Friends Word