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.