Belshazzarian

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adjective

excessively lavish, especially of a feast or banquet

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Belshazzaresque
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Meanings

adjectiveBelshazzarian (comparative more Belshazzarian, superlative most Belshazzarian)

comparative more Belshazzarian · superlative most Belshazzarian

  1. excessively lavish, especially of a feast or banquet

    And it was a Belshazzarian feast and the handwriting of destruction was on the wall.

    1916, Roy Larcom McCardell, The Diamond from the Sky: A Romantic Novel, page 366

    Synonyms: Belshazzaresque

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexcessively lavish, especially of a feast or banquet

Similar
Belshazzaresque
Also see
belshazzaresque

Origin

From Belshazzar + -ian, in reference to the biblical king Belshazzar or Balthazar, whose blasphemy and arrogance at a lavish feast led to his overthrow by God.

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APA

Belshazzarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belshazzarian

MLA

“Belshazzarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belshazzarian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belshazzarian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belshazzarian.

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