01 a. Of or pertaining to Saturn, whose age or reign, from the mildness and wisdom of his government, is called the golden age.
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Of or pertaining to Saturn, whose age or reign, from the mildness and wisdom of his government, is called the golden age.(Roman Myth.)
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Hence: Resembling the golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment.“Augustus, born to bring Saturnian times.” — Pope.
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Of or pertaining to the planet Saturn; as, the Saturnian year.(Astron.)
Phrases & compounds
Saturnian verse —
a meter employed by early Roman satirists, consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees, as in the line: -- Thĕ quēen | wăs īn | thĕ kītch | ĕn ‖ ēatĭng | brēad ănd | hōnĕy.