Associations to the word «Saturnalia»

Wiktionary

SATURNALIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the order Saurischia   — a dinosaur from the Triassic period.
SATURNALIA, proper noun. An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.
SATURNALIA, noun. A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

Dictionary definition

SATURNALIA, noun. An orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn.
SATURNALIA, noun. A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats