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; orgy )
Example Sentences
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If Mini Brands shrink the grocery shopping experience into the palm of your hand, “Supermarket Sweep” supersizes it, dramatizing the errand as an orgiastic ritual.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2021
Meanwhile, business owners in Ischgl say they have been scapegoated and that reports of orgiastic scenes are gross exaggerations.
From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2020
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
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
Hard by the ancient sanctuary is a chapel, consecrated to the Madonna del Capo; thither the people of Cotrone make pilgrimages, and hold upon the Cape a rude festival, which often ends in orgiastic riot.
From By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy by Gissing, George
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