orgiastic

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Anderson has inscribed a billet-doux to The New Yorker in its mid-20th-century glory years that is, at the same time, an ardent, almost orgiastic paean to the pleasures of print.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021

Meanwhile, business owners in Ischgl say they have been scapegoated and that reports of orgiastic scenes are gross exaggerations.

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2020

But “fanatic” came to be associated with orgiastic rites and misplaced devotion, even demonic possession, and this may explain why fan behavior is often described using religious terms, such as “worship” and “idol.”

From The New Yorker • Sep. 9, 2019

Much later, Crusoe discovers an orgiastic cannibal feast and helps rescue a captive to whom he gives the name Friday.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2019

The Greek mysteries, then, derived their orgiastic side partly from Thrace, partly from Asia Minor.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris