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Belshazzarian
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English
Etymology
From en 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.
Adjective
excessively lavish, especially of a feast or banquet
en Belshazzaresque
en 1916 Roy Larcom McCardell The Diamond from the Sky: A Romantic Novel 366 And it was a Belshazzarian feast and the handwriting of destruction was on the wall.
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