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This icky masterwork of ’80s horror is best known for introducing us to the Cenobites, the collective of sadomasochistic priests from a Lovecraftian dimension of orgiastic torment, and whose flesh has been twisted, penetrated, and seared to extremes.—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024 The Danish composer’s lyrics suggest a singularity between nature and the human body, painted in such orgiastic imagery as to make In Utero seem modest.—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024 But the conduct of the war also has an orgiastic quality.—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024 Additionally, while howling at the moon last Thursday in an orgiastic frenzy, I was struck with an epiphany.—Josh Gondelman, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for orgiastic
Word History
Etymology
Greek orgiastikos, from orgiazein to celebrate orgies, from orgia
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