Saturnalians

From Saturnalian +‎ -s.

Saturnalians or the Saturnalians pl (plural only)

1. (rare) Synonym of Saturnalia.
   • 1969 [1968], Rodolfo Benavides, translated by M[arian] Taylor Lee, “Was Jesus Born on the 25th of December?”, in Dramatic Prophecies of the Great Pyramid […], Mexico City: Editores Mexicanos Unidos, →OCLC, page 188:

     The Saturnalians were festivals dedicated to Saturn and were rooted in very primitive times.

     [original: Las saturnales eran fiestas dedicadas a Saturno y servían para recordar los primitivos tiempos.]

   • 1995, William V. Dunning, “Fools, Dream Painters, and the Mad Muse”, in The Roots of Postmodernism, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 157:

     The famous Saturnalians—feasts of unrestrained drinking and merrymaking—that the Romans had habitually celebrated during the month of December eventually evolved under Christianity into clerical Saturnalians “in which mighty persons were humbled, sacred things profaned, laws relaxed and ethical ideals reversed” ([Enid] Welsford 1961, 201).

   • 1997 June–July, “Pax Germania #104”, in Lepanto 4-ever, number LIII, Nyköping, Södermanland: Per Ö Westling, →OCLC, page 23:

     Jupiter - All: I just had it explained in Gothenburg that the battle is like in Civi [i.e., Civilization]; what a waste of money Leader was then… Come on the Saturnalians!

Saturnalians

1. plural of Saturnalian