Belshazzarian
Meaning
Adjective
- excessively lavish, especially of a feast or banquet
Origin
- 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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