orgiastic

adjective

or·​gi·​as·​tic ˌȯr-jē-ˈa-stik 

1

: of, relating to, or marked by orgies

2

: characterized by unrestrained emotion : frenzied

orgiastically

ˌȯr-jē-ˈa-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of orgiastic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inspired by his studies of witchcraft and medieval witch hunts, Danish director Benjamin Christensen made this unclassifiable film that moves freely between straightforward accounts of witchcraft and alternately eerie and hilarious depictions of orgiastic Satan worship and other sinister deeds. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025

Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025

With his skin ripped, sucked, and absorbed in countless different directions by the cannibalistic and orgiastic elite, Bill’s friend and eventual shunting victim David Blanchard (Tim Bartell) embodies a literal argument against gerrymandering. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 July 2025

The Danish composer’s lyrics suggest a singularity between nature and the human body, painted in such orgiastic imagery as to make In Utero seem modest. —Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Greek orgiastikos, from orgiazein to celebrate orgies, from orgia

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for orgiastic

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