Recent Examples on the WebBut the conduct of the war also has an orgiastic quality.—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024 Additionally, while howling at the moon last Thursday in an orgiastic frenzy, I was struck with an epiphany.—Josh Gondelman, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023 Conflicts among actors, scientists, and oligarchs become orgiastic, exorcised by prayer vigils that can be responded to only with awe.—Armond White, National Review, 25 Aug. 2023 There’s even an orgiastic bacchanal and a dramatic courtroom finale.—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for orgiastic
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Word History
Etymology
Greek orgiastikos, from orgiazein to celebrate orgies, from orgia
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