orgiast
/ˈɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒiˌæst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who is prone to excessive indulgence.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Rasputin became instrumental in the naming of ministers, men whose qualifications were that they were not going to interfere with the cushy double life he led — as sainted adviser to the royal family and as accomplished orgiast."
- "The Sadean orgiast is intellectual and contortionist, a Laocoön entwined by his proliferating desires."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀργιαστής (orgiastḗs, “attender or celebrator of an orgy”), from Ancient Greek ὀργιάζειν (orgiázein, “to celebrate orgies”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ὀργιαστής, ὀργιάζειν