noun
- plural of omophagy; the practice of eating raw flesh, especially in ancient religious rituals or ceremonies
Usage: archaic; historical; often used in reference to ancient Greek Dionysian rites
Examples
- Ancient texts describe omophagies as part of Dionysian festivals.
- Scholars study omophagies to understand ritual practices in classical antiquity.
- The omophagies performed by maenads were central to their religious ceremonies.