English noun: Saturnalia | |||
1. | Saturnalia (act) an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | festival, fete | ||
2. | saturnalia (act) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | ||
Synonyms | bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | revel, revelry | ||