0 An orgiastic activity involves wild, uncontrolled behaviour and feelings of great pleasure and excitement. --
The figures are often in wild, violent or orgiastic settings.
Philopator was devoted to orgiastic forms of religion and literary dilettantism.
An orgiastic ballet suggests the revelry that continues throughout the night.
Although still orgiastic, this was a more sensual and benign bacchanal (assisted by satyrs).
The "thiasi" and "orgeones" clubs were often connected with deities foreign to the area and whose rites were of an orgiastic nature.
Philopator was devoted to orgiastic religions and to literature.
Second, stories of the sabbat had prurient and orgiastic elements, which caused these stories to be told and retold.
However, his advocacy is of a somewhat orgiastic kind.
