Saturnalia — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌæɾɚnˈeɪliə/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌatənˈeɪliə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌatənˈeɪliə/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌæɾɚnˈeɪliə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bacchanal debauch drunken revelry bacchanalia orgy debauchery riot

Word Forms

orgiastic	adjective	used of frenzied sexual activity
debauch	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
riotous	adjective	unrestrained by convention or morality
riot	verb	engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
bacchanal	adjective	used of riotously drunken merrymaking
bacchanalian	adjective	used of riotously drunken merrymaking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Saturnalien

ein orgiastisches Fest im antiken Rom zu Ehren des Saturn

🇫🇷French

saturnales

une fête orgiaque dans la Rome antique en l'honneur de Saturne

🇪🇸Spanish

saturnales

un festival orgiástico en la antigua Roma en honor a Saturno

🇮🇹Italian

Saturnali

una festa orgiastica nell'antica Roma in onore di Saturno

🇵🇹Portuguese

Saturnália

um festival orgiástico na Roma antiga em homenagem a Saturno

🇷🇺Russian

сатурналии

оргиастический фестиваль в Древнем Риме в честь Сатурна

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आनंद का उत्सव

शनि के सम्मान में प्राचीन रोम में एक ऑर्गैस्टिक त्योहार

🇮🇳Tamil

சனிக்கிரகம்

சனியின் நினைவாக பண்டைய ரோமில் ஒரு அற்புதமான திருவிழா

🇮🇳Telugu

శనిగ్రహం

సాటర్న్ గౌరవార్థం పురాతన రోమ్‌లో ఒక ఆర్జియాస్టిక్ పండుగ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶನಿಗ್ರಹ

ಶನಿಯ ಗೌರವಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ರೋಮ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಆರ್ಜಿಯಾಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಹಬ್ಬ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാറ്റേണലിയ

ശനിയുടെ ബഹുമാനാർത്ഥം പുരാതന റോമിൽ നടന്ന ഒരു ഉത്സവം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

农神节

古罗马纪念土星的狂欢节

🇯🇵Japanese

サートゥルナーリア

土星を讃える古代ローマのお祭り騒ぎ

🇰🇷Korean

진탕 마시고 노는 잔치

토성을 기념하는 고대 로마의 난교 축제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sao Thổ

một lễ hội cuồng nhiệt ở La Mã cổ đại để tôn vinh Sao Thổ

🇹🇭Thai

ดาวเสาร์

เทศกาลสุดอลังการในกรุงโรมโบราณเพื่อเป็นเกียรติแก่ดาวเสาร์

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساتورناليا

مهرجان طقوس العربدة في روما القديمة تكريما لزحل

🇹🇷Turkish

Satürn Bayramı

Antik Roma'da Satürn onuruna düzenlenen coşkulu bir festival

🇮🇱Hebrew

שבתאי

פסטיבל אורגיסטי ברומא העתיקה לכבוד שבתאי

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