noun
- a person who participates in or advocates for orgies or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
Usage: formal or literary; often used critically or disapprovingly
Examples
- The philosopher criticized the orgiast lifestyle as morally bankrupt.
- Ancient texts portrayed certain emperors as orgiasts indulging in excess.
- He rejected the label of orgiast, claiming he simply enjoyed life's pleasures.
- The novel's protagonist was a self-proclaimed orgiast who rejected social conventions.
- Critics dismissed the movement's leaders as orgiasts with no serious ideology.