orgiastic
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀργιαστικός (orgiastikós, “exciting”), from ὀργιαστής (orgiastḗs, “orgy celebrator”), from ὀργιάζειν (orgiázein, “to celebrate orgies”), from ὄργια (órgia).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔɹdʒiˈæstɪk/
- Rhymes: -æstɪk
Adjective
orgiastic (comparative more orgiastic, superlative most orgiastic)
- Relating to an orgy; wild, uncontrolled. [from the late 16th c.][1]
- 1919, Sax Rohmer, Dope
- Dancing was in progress, or, rather, one of those orgiastic ceremonies which passed for dancing during this pagan period.
- 1919, Sax Rohmer, Dope
Translations
relating to an orgy
|
|
References
- “orgiastic” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.