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单词 orgy
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orgy

[ awr-jee ]
/ ˈɔr dʒi /
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noun, plural or·gies.

wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
any actions or proceedings marked by unbridled indulgence of passions: an orgy of killing.
orgies, (in ancient Greece) esoteric religious rituals, especially in the worship of Demeter or Dionysus, characterized in later times by wild dancing, singing, and drinking.
Informal. a boisterous, rowdy party.

Origin of orgy

1580–90; <Middle French orgie<Latin orgia (neuter plural) secret rites <Greek órgia, akin to érgonwork

Words nearby orgy

orgiastic, orgone, orgone box, orgone energy, orgulous, orgy, -orial, oribi, orichalcum, oriel, oriel window
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Example sentences from the Web for orgy

  • The Orgy is famous for the dash and abandon with which it is painted.

    The Standard Galleries - Holland|Esther Singleton
  • Orgy, or′ji, n. any drunken or riotous rite or revelry, esp.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for orgy

orgy
/ (ˈɔːdʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

a wild gathering marked by promiscuous sexual activity, excessive drinking, etc
an act of immoderate or frenzied indulgence
(often plural) secret religious rites of Dionysus, Bacchus, etc, marked by drinking, dancing, and songs

Derived forms of orgy

orgiastic, adjective

Word Origin for orgy

C16: from French orgies, from Latin orgia, from Greek: nocturnal festival
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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