saturnalia

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The riot may have been a saturnalia of stupid, but we need to take it seriously.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2022

Britons, recalling the saturnalia of 1918's Armistice Day, were chiefly concerned about the forthcoming V-day celebrations.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's now possible to try to reconstruct their motivations--a task made more urgent by the saturnalia of lawmaking under way.

From Time Magazine Archive

The natural richness of this region and the willingness of Western governments to bankroll his regime have enabled Zaire's President to indulge in an uninterrupted saturnalia of misrule and kleptomania.

From Time Magazine Archive

What was the object of the saturnalia in the sacred precincts of the Assembly?

From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis