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• SATURNALIA — festa 5. aut 7. dierum mense Decembri Saturno dicata, quibus Romam synthesin vestem sumebant, servisque discumbentibus inserviebant: muneraque ultro citroque mitti solebant. Unde Strenarum origo. Vide Fungerum in Saturnus, Lips. l. 2. Saturnal.… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

• Saturnalĭa — Saturnalĭa, 1) altitalisches Erntefest, welches als Erinnerungsfest an Saturn, welcher den Ackerbau u. andere den Menschen nützliche Einrichtungen eingeführt haben sollte, gefeiert wurde. Regelmäßig gefeiert wurde es erst 494 v. Chr. u. 217 v.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Saturnalia — ist die Bezeichnung für: ein altrömisches Fest, siehe Saturnalien ein literarisches Werk, siehe Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius sowie Lukian von Samosata einen Echsenbeckendinosaurier, siehe Saturnalia (Dinosaurier) Dies …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• saturnalia — (n.) time of merrymaking, 1590s, from L. Saturnalia, ancient Roman festival of Saturn (held in December), a time of merrymaking for all, from neuter plural of adjective Saturnalis pertaining to Saturn, from Saturnus (see SATURN (Cf. Saturn)). The …   Etymology dictionary

• Saturnalia — [sat΄ər nā′lē ə, sat΄ərnāl′yə] n. pl. Saturnalias or Saturnalia [L, neut. pl. of Saturnalis, of Saturn] 1. [occas. with pl. v.] the ancient Roman festival of Saturn, held about Dec. 17, with general feasting and revelry in celebration of the… …   English World dictionary

• Saturnalia — Sat ur*na li*a, n. pl. [L. See {Saturn}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The festival of Saturn, celebrated in December, originally during one day, but afterward during seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and merriment for all classes, extending… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Saturnalia — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Saturnalia type = Pagan longtype = Pagan, Historical caption = observedby = Ancient Romans date = December 17 celebrations = The dedication of the Temple of Saturn observances = relatedto = Saturnalia is the feast… …   Wikipedia

• Saturnalia — Saturnalian, adj. /sat euhr nay lee euh, nayl yeuh/, n., pl. Saturnalia, Saturnalias. 1. (sometimes used with a pl. v.) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking. 2. (l.c.) unrestrained… …   Universalium

• saturnalia — UK [ˌsætə(r)ˈneɪlɪə] / US [ˌsætərˈneɪlɪə] noun [countable] Word forms saturnalia : singular saturnalia plural saturnalias literary a party or festival during which people drink a lot of alcohol and behave in an uncontrolled way …   English dictionary

• saturnalia — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Latin, from neuter plural of saturnalis of Saturn, from Saturnus Date: 1591 1. capitalized the festival of Saturn in ancient Rome beginning on December 17 2. singular, plural… …   New Collegiate Dictionary