Belshazzarian

English

Etymology

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

Belshazzarian (comparative more Belshazzarian, superlative most Belshazzarian)

  1. excessively lavish, especially of a feast or banquet
    Synonym: Belshazzaresque
    • 1916, Roy Larcom McCardell, The Diamond from the Sky: A Romantic Novel, page 366:
      And it was a Belshazzarian feast and the handwriting of destruction was on the wall.
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