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Definition of orgiastic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

orgiastic

adjective
 
/ˌɔːdʒiˈæstɪk/
 
/ˌɔːrdʒiˈæstɪk/
[usually before noun] (formal)
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  1. typical of an orgy
    • the orgiastic worship of the fertility god
    • orgiastic delight
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Greek orgiastikos, from orgiastēs, agent noun from orgiazein ‘hold an orgy’.
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