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orgy

[ awr-jee ]

noun

, plural or·gies.
  1. wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
  2. any actions or proceedings marked by unbridled indulgence of passions:

    an orgy of killing.

  3. 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.
  4. Informal. a boisterous, rowdy party.


orgy

/ ˈɔːdʒɪ /

noun

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


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Derived Forms

  • ˌorgiˈastic, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of orgy1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Middle French orgie, from Latin orgia (neuter plural) “secret rites,” from Greek órgia, akin to érgon “work”; work

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Word History and Origins

Origin of orgy1

C16: from French orgies, from Latin orgia, from Greek: nocturnal festival

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Example Sentences

In honor of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, in theaters Friday, we offer the best movie group-sex scenes.

The New Orleans Orgy started while a local radio station was broadcasting some of this new dance-music.

Orgy, or′ji, n. any drunken or riotous rite or revelry, esp.

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

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