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orgy (ôr′jē)

noun pl. orgies -·gies

  1. in ancient Greece and Rome, feasting and wild celebration in worship of certain gods, esp. Dionysus
  2. any wild merrymaking in a group, esp. with sexual activity
  3. unrestrained indulgence in any activity

Etymology: earlier chiefly in pl. < Fr orgies < L orgia, pl. < Gr, pl., secret rites, akin to ergon, work

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orgy Synonyms

orgy

n.

revelry, debauch, revel, spree, feast, bout, debauchery, bacchanal, bacchanalia, saturnalia, carousal, dissipation, group grope*, fling*, nude-in*, be-in*, bash*, bust*, jag*, binge*, bender*, hellbender*; see also celebration 2, indulgence 3.


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orgy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • violence: Moreover requests for the deployment of troops were delayed to allow Hindu extremists time to carry out their orgy of violence.

Converse of object

  • become: The theory that everything was good had become an orgy of everything that was bad.

Adjective modifier

  • wild: There is much rejoicing, and a wild orgy of music and dance ensues.

Modifies a noun

  • sequence: It's not shocking, even tho it does feature the most profoundly embarrassing and unerotic orgy sequence since Eyes Wide Shut.

Noun used with modifier

  • sex: Sex orgy reports in the popular press were grist to his mill.
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Home is heaven and orgies are vile, But you need an orgy, once in a while.

-Nash, (Frederic) Ogden

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