orgiastic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or having the nature of an orgy.
- Synonyms:
- riotous, debauched, licentious, wanton
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tending to arouse or excite unrestrained emotion.
orgiastic rhythms.
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Sociology. (of an expressive crowd) reaching a peak of emotional intensity, often of an ecstatic nature and frequently expressed by uninhibited behavior.
Etymology
Origin of orgiastic
1690–1700; < Greek orgiastikós, derivative (with -tikos -tic ) of orgiázein to celebrate orgies (derivative of órgia secret rites; see orgy)
Example Sentences
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But “fanatic” came to be associated with orgiastic rites and misplaced devotion, even demonic possession, and this may explain why fan behavior is often described using religious terms, such as “worship” and “idol.”
From The New Yorker • Sep. 9, 2019
Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images But it isn’t just this orgiastic edible entanglement of trademarks that makes these sort of shock foods notable.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2016
Many here noted that Mr. Bowie, a global star whose songs about being an outsider and an outcast gave him a particular cult status during the orgiastic, anything-goes 1970s, had affected their lives.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2016
Fans subsist on affirming one another in this love, causing great, noisy, orgiastic demand for the return of stories and characters who, in another era, would have faded into appropriate history.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2015
In spite of the terrible pomps that surrounded the advent of the decalogue, there subsisted for his eternal temptation the furnace of Moloch and Baal’s orgiastic nights.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar
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