Etymology

orgiast

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Today it means: One who attends an orgy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀργιαστής
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀργιάζειν“to celebrate orgies”
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὀργιαστής“attender or celebrator of an orgy”
  3. English todayorgiast

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

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