roman orgy
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- bacchanaliaUninhibited drunken festivity
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- togaAncient draped garment
- excessSurplus beyond need
hedonism · wine · grapes · reclining · Caligula · Nero · debauchery · indulgence · banquet · emperor · slaves · marble · sensuality · revelry · patrician · vomitorium · lust · goblets
sexual restraint
roman orgycelibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
chastity · abstinence · monasticism · virginity · sexual purity
moral/cultural coding
roman orgyPuritanism
Protestant reform movement
religious devotion · monastic life · convent · monastery · prayer vigil
social formality
roman orgyformal dinner
Ceremonial evening meal
state banquet · Quaker meeting · silent retreat · church congregation · funeral service