单词 | orgiastic |
释义 | orgiastic, a.|ɔːdʒɪˈæstɪk| [ad. Gr. ὀργιαστικός, f. ὀργιαστής: see prec. and -ic.] Belonging to, or characterized by, orgies; of the nature or character of orgies; marked by extravagance, licentiousness, or dissolute revelry. (In quot. 1698, app. of or pertaining to the flute or wind instrument: cf. next.)
1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 376 For Instrumental [Musick], they [Persians] have little regard to Stringed, but the Orgiastick they are very expert at. 1846Grote Greece i. xii. I. 314 The orgiastic worship of Zeus. 1879Athenæum 27 Dec. 829 After the orgiastic confusion of the revolution. 1896Brinton in Science 6 Nov. 695/1 The ‘ecstasy’ and prophetic ‘manteia’ which played such a large part in the orgiastic rites of Greece. |

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