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
In her great days, Mae West was a one-woman saturnalia.
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It's now possible to try to reconstruct their motivations--a task made more urgent by the saturnalia of lawmaking under way.
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Britons, recalling the saturnalia of 1918's Armistice Day, were chiefly concerned about the forthcoming V-day celebrations.
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One cannot help wondering who first conceived the idea of these horrid saturnalia.
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)