orgy

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or·gy

O0118700 (ôr′jē)n. pl. or·gies 1. A social gathering involving unrestrained indulgence, especially sexual activity and drinking.2. Uncontrolled or immoderate indulgence in an activity: an orgy of spending.3. A secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities, typically involving frenzied singing, dancing, drinking, and sexual activity.

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[From Early Modern English orgies, secret rites (as those practiced by the ancient Greeks for Dionysus), from Old French, from Latin orgia, from Greek; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

orgy

(ˈɔːdʒɪ) n, pl -gies1. a wild gathering marked by promiscuous sexual activity, excessive drinking, etc2. an act of immoderate or frenzied indulgence3. (Classical Myth & Legend) (often plural) secret religious rites of Dionysus, Bacchus, etc, marked by drinking, dancing, and songs[C16: from French orgies, from Latin orgia, from Greek: nocturnal festival] ˌorgiˈastic adj

or•gy

(ˈɔr dʒi)

n., pl. -gies. 1. drunken or licentious revelry, esp. a party characterized by sexual promiscuity. 2. any actions or proceedings marked by unbridled indulgence of passions: an orgy of killing. 3. orgies, (in ancient Greece) esoteric religious rituals, esp. in the worship of Demeter or Dionysus. [1580–90; < Middle French orgie < Latin orgia (neuter pl.) secret rites < Greek órgia, akin to érgon work]

orgy

1. In ancient Greece or Rome. a wild celebration in honor of certain gods.
2. riotous merrymaking, especially with excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, and drugs. — orgiast, n. — orgiastic, adj.See also: Alcohol

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	orgy - any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"binge, splurgehumoring, indulging, pampering, indulgence - the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
	2.	orgy - secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activityreligious rite, rite - an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"
	3.	orgy - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuitydebauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, bacchanalia, saturnalia, bacchanal, riotrevel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking

orgy

noun1. party, celebration, rave (Brit. slang), revel, festivity, bender (informal), debauch, revelry, carouse, Saturnalia, bacchanal, rave-up (Brit. slang), bacchanalia, carousal, hooley or hoolie (chiefly Irish & N.Z.) a drunken orgy2. spree, fit, spell, run, session, excess, bout, indulgence, binge (informal), splurge, surfeit, overindulgence, sesh (slang) He blew £43,000 in an 18-month orgy of spending.

orgy

nounA period of uncontrolled self-indulgence:binge, fling, rampage, spree.Slang: jag.

Translations

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orgy

(ˈoːdʒi) – plural ˈorgies – noun a wild party or celebration. a drunken orgy. 狂歡 狂欢