Saturnalianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsatəˈneɪlɪən/, U.S.

/ˌsædərˈneɪljən/,

/ˌsædərˈneɪliən/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Saturnalia n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < Saturnalia n. + -an suffix.

A. adj.

1. Designating the Saturnalia (Saturnalia n. 1); of or relating to this festival.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [adjective] > of festivals

Saturnalian1621

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [adjective] > specific Roman festival

Saturnalian1621

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy Democritus to Rdr. 71 It was written by an idle fellow, at idle times about our Saturnalian or Dionysian feasts.

1693 C. Mather Winter-medit. 8 It was the Month of December, wherein the Heathen had their Saturnalian Jollities.

1776 J. Richardson Richardsoniana 163 Such were in ancient times the Saturnalian feasts; a yearly vacation to mirth and jollity, like our Christmas.

1853 Ladies' Compan. Dec. 307/1 The Christmas candles..are relics of those waxen lights which the inhabitants of Rome presented or exchanged with one another during the Saturnalian festivities.

1957 Observer 29 Dec. 9/1 According to scholarship, the principal boy in our transvestite pantomimes is a Saturnalian hangover.

2010 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 24 Dec. 21 We still continue some Saturnalian customs: closing schools, exchanging gifts and merry-making.

2. Characteristic of, reminiscent of, or befitting Saturnalia; esp. characterized by overindulgence, licentiousness, excess, etc.; orgiastic.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [adjective] > involving excessive drinking and licentiousness

orgiastic1698

Saturnalian1773

orgic1789

orgiac1854

orgiasticala1871

1773 R. Clarke Nabob 26 Could they, if conscience were not quite asleep, Each day, a Saturnalian revel keep?

1796 E. Burke Let. 23 Dec. in Corr. (1970) IX. 198 I make use of the saturnalian liberty with which you have indulged your Davus at the close of this December.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. v. 84/1 Amid wailings from some, and saturnalian revelries from the most, the venerable Corpse is to be burnt.

1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vi. iii. 69 That coarse saturnalian humour which pleases the Italian..ear.

1926 W. Lewis Art of being Ruled (1989) ii. i. 42 The ‘naturalistic’ form that eighteenth-century revolution took was because all violent revolution is saturnalian.

1982 Newsweek (Nexis) 29 Nov. 90 They produced saturnalian extravaganzas like an all-garlic Bastille Day dinner.

2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic l. 839 With raw saturnalian shouts, he hawed and hooed until she got up and left.

B. n.

A person who celebrates or takes part in the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia; (in extended use) a merrymaker, a partygoer.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > participants in other specific festivities

savage mana1577

Saturnaliana1665

souler1778

wren-boys?a1800

Jack in the green1835

carnivaller1881

orgiophant1886

strawboy1894

carnivalite1896

garlander1939

a1665 R. Gell Remaines (1676) ii. 578 This Feast [sc. Christmas] was occasioned by those most licentious Saturnalians, and they have indeed for many years become very like them.

1747 A. Tooke's Pantheon (ed. 16) ii. i. 145 The Saturnalians [earlier eds. Saturnals] did frequently drink excessively, because Saturn protected drunken Men.

1885 ‘G. Fleming’ Andromeda I. vi. 105 The sight..brought much confusion upon these innocent saturnalians.

1920 Woman Citizen 25 Dec. 813/1 The Saturnalians made all men equal.

2008 E. R. Morse Monaco lxxxiv. 488 Champagne bottles released their excitement into the air and their nectar fell onto the smiling lips of the newly arrived singing Saturnalians.

Compounds

† Saturnalian coin n. Obsolete any of various ancient Roman coins or medals struck on the occasion of the Saturnalia.

ΚΠ

?1756 J. Kennedy Let. on Medallic Hist. Carausius 5 in Two Diss. on Carausius But now, Sir, as you obligingly inform us of Saturnalian Coins, methinks, it seems much necessary, you should determine exactly each Coin that was struck.

1853 H. N. Humphreys Coin Collector's Man. II. xxvii. 396 A coin of Gallienus, which has been described as a Saturnalian coin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saturnalian
释义	Saturnalianadj.n. Brit. /ˌsatəˈneɪlɪən/, U.S. /ˌsædərˈneɪljən/, /ˌsædərˈneɪliən/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Saturnalia n., -an suffix. Etymology: < Saturnalia n. + -an suffix. A. adj. 1. Designating the Saturnalia (Saturnalia n. 1); of or relating to this festival. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [adjective] > of festivals Saturnalian1621 society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [adjective] > specific Roman festival Saturnalian1621 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy Democritus to Rdr. 71 It was written by an idle fellow, at idle times about our Saturnalian or Dionysian feasts. 1693 C. Mather Winter-medit. 8 It was the Month of December, wherein the Heathen had their Saturnalian Jollities. 1776 J. Richardson Richardsoniana 163 Such were in ancient times the Saturnalian feasts; a yearly vacation to mirth and jollity, like our Christmas. 1853 Ladies' Compan. Dec. 307/1 The Christmas candles..are relics of those waxen lights which the inhabitants of Rome presented or exchanged with one another during the Saturnalian festivities. 1957 Observer 29 Dec. 9/1 According to scholarship, the principal boy in our transvestite pantomimes is a Saturnalian hangover. 2010 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 24 Dec. 21 We still continue some Saturnalian customs: closing schools, exchanging gifts and merry-making. 2. Characteristic of, reminiscent of, or befitting Saturnalia; esp. characterized by overindulgence, licentiousness, excess, etc.; orgiastic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [adjective] > involving excessive drinking and licentiousness orgiastic1698 Saturnalian1773 orgic1789 orgiac1854 orgiasticala1871 1773 R. Clarke Nabob 26 Could they, if conscience were not quite asleep, Each day, a Saturnalian revel keep? 1796 E. Burke Let. 23 Dec. in Corr. (1970) IX. 198 I make use of the saturnalian liberty with which you have indulged your Davus at the close of this December. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. v. 84/1 Amid wailings from some, and saturnalian revelries from the most, the venerable Corpse is to be burnt. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vi. iii. 69 That coarse saturnalian humour which pleases the Italian..ear. 1926 W. Lewis Art of being Ruled (1989) ii. i. 42 The ‘naturalistic’ form that eighteenth-century revolution took was because all violent revolution is saturnalian. 1982 Newsweek (Nexis) 29 Nov. 90 They produced saturnalian extravaganzas like an all-garlic Bastille Day dinner. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic l. 839 With raw saturnalian shouts, he hawed and hooed until she got up and left. B. n. A person who celebrates or takes part in the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia; (in extended use) a merrymaker, a partygoer. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > participants in other specific festivities savage mana1577 Saturnaliana1665 souler1778 wren-boys?a1800 Jack in the green1835 carnivaller1881 orgiophant1886 strawboy1894 carnivalite1896 garlander1939 a1665 R. Gell Remaines (1676) ii. 578 This Feast [sc. Christmas] was occasioned by those most licentious Saturnalians, and they have indeed for many years become very like them. 1747 A. Tooke's Pantheon (ed. 16) ii. i. 145 The Saturnalians [earlier eds. Saturnals] did frequently drink excessively, because Saturn protected drunken Men. 1885 ‘G. Fleming’ Andromeda I. vi. 105 The sight..brought much confusion upon these innocent saturnalians. 1920 Woman Citizen 25 Dec. 813/1 The Saturnalians made all men equal. 2008 E. R. Morse Monaco lxxxiv. 488 Champagne bottles released their excitement into the air and their nectar fell onto the smiling lips of the newly arrived singing Saturnalians. Compounds † Saturnalian coin n. Obsolete any of various ancient Roman coins or medals struck on the occasion of the Saturnalia. ΚΠ ?1756 J. Kennedy Let. on Medallic Hist. Carausius 5 in Two Diss. on Carausius But now, Sir, as you obligingly inform us of Saturnalian Coins, methinks, it seems much necessary, you should determine exactly each Coin that was struck. 1853 H. N. Humphreys Coin Collector's Man. II. xxvii. 396 A coin of Gallienus, which has been described as a Saturnalian coin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1621
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