Orgiast

//ˈɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒiˌæst// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who attends an orgy.

    "The cult of Cybele, which for the first time formally organized as a mystic society in Rome, but the orgiast frenzy clung to it at all times."

  2. 2
    One who is prone to excessive indulgence. idiomatic

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orgy-goer

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"The cult of Cybele, which for the first time formally organized as a mystic society in Rome, but the orgiast frenzy clung to it at all times."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀργιαστής (orgiastḗs, “attender or celebrator of an orgy”), from Ancient Greek ὀργιάζειν (orgiázein, “to celebrate orgies”).

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