"Satanalia" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Satan + Saturnalia Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Satan|Saturnalia}} Blend of Satan + Saturnalia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Satanalia
  1. Synonym of Saturnalia, emphasizing the immorality of the celebration. Synonyms: Saturnalia [synonym, synonym-of], emphasizing the immorality of the celebration [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Satanalia-en-name-0BXvPTmW Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -alia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -alia: 86 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Satan + -alia Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Satan|alia}} Satan + -alia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Satanalia (uncountable)
  1. Evidence of Satanic activity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Satanalia-en-noun-D~QpOwFo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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