"orgiast" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒiˌæst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orgiast.wav [Southern-England] Forms: orgiasts [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀργιαστής (orgiastḗs, “attender or celebrator of an orgy”), from Ancient Greek ὀργιάζειν (orgiázein, “to celebrate orgies”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ὀργιαστής|t=attender or celebrator of an orgy}} Ancient Greek ὀργιαστής (orgiastḗs, “attender or celebrator of an orgy”), {{der|en|grc|ὀργιάζειν|t=to celebrate orgies}} Ancient Greek ὀργιάζειν (orgiázein, “to celebrate orgies”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} orgiast (plural orgiasts)
  1. One who attends an orgy. Categories (topical): People, Sex Synonyms: orgy-goer Translations (one who attends an orgy): orgioissa kävijä (Finnish), orgioihin osallistuja (Finnish), partouzard [masculine] (French), partouzarde [feminine] (French), Orgienteilnehmer [masculine] (German), uczestnik orgii [masculine] (Polish), uczestniczka orgii [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-orgiast-en-noun-pgb45LR1 Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Disambiguation of Sex: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'one who attends an orgy': 88 12
  2. (idiomatic) One who is prone to excessive indulgence. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-orgiast-en-noun-Fv74XFNA Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: orgiastic Related terms: orgy

Inflected forms

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