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or⋅gi⋅as⋅tic

  [awr-jee-as-tik]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or having the nature of an orgy.
2. tending to arouse or excite unrestrained emotion: orgiastic rhythms.
3. Sociology. (of an expressive crowd) reaching a peak of emotional intensity, often of an ecstatic nature and frequently expressed by uninhibited behavior.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Gk orgiastikós, deriv. (with -tikos -tic ) of orgiázein to celebrate orgies (deriv. of órgia secret rites; see orgy )

Synonyms:
1. wanton, licentious, debauched, riotous.
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or·gi·as·tic   (ôr'jē-ās'tĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an orgy.

  2. Arousing or causing unrestrained emotion; frenzied.


[Greek orgiastikos, from orgiastēs, celebrant of orgies, from orgiazein, to celebrate orgies, from orgia, orgies; see orgy.]
or'gi·ast' n., or'gi·as'ti·cal·ly adv.
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orgiastic 
1698, from Gk. orgiastikos, from orgiastes "one who celebrates orgies," from orgiazein "to celebrate orgies," from orgia (see orgy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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