saturnalia

noun

Definition of saturnalianext
as in orgy

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  1. orgy
  2. bacchanalia
  3. bacchanal
  4. celebration
  5. gala
Noun
  • Halfway through the Diesel show, more and more of the crowd started passionately making out with each other, in a sort of orgy flash mob.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • To be sure, the rise in Treasury yields has been attributed to a variety factors, in addition to the AI debt orgy.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of orgy
Noun
  • New Orleans has never shied away from bacchanalia, and what better complements that festive spirit than a good drink?
    — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The tradition actually dates back to the ancient bacchanalia that celebrated the fall harvest and the wine god, Bacchus.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bacchanalia
Noun
  • Three Burning Man festivalgoers died during the weeklong psychedelic desert bacchanal that ended Monday, authorities said.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • For more than a decade, college football’s Week 1 has been a bacchanal of riches.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bacchanal
Noun
  • The numbers have grown as well, ballooning to around 5,000 during the height of the semiquincentennial celebration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The farm's latest maze pays tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton, combining a fall favorite with a celebration of the singer's music and philanthropy.
    — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of celebration
Noun
  • With the Rainbow Room in New York City as its backdrop, Fashion Group International celebrated its 42nd annual Night of Stars gala Wednesday night.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Now, Romain Gavras is back with Sacrifice, a visually dazzling comic-dramatic provocation about a fancy environmental-charity gala in Greece that’s invaded by a group of wild-eyed eco-activists.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of gala
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“Saturnalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturnalia. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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