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orgone Definition

☆ or·gone (ôr′gōn′)

noun

a postulated energy permeating the universe, the personal supply of which an individual suffering from various emotional or physical ills can allegedly replenish by sitting in a small special cabinet (orgone box) in which this energy is supposed to accumulate

Etymology: coined by W. Reich (1897-1957), Austrian psychiatrist in the U.S., prob. < org(asm) + -one, as in ozone

orgone Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • accumulator: A typical barrow, in effect, is more like an ' orgone accumulator ' than an electrostatic accumulator.
  • energy: One of the few places to talk about " orgone energy " .
  • device: Orgone devices don't give life, they retrieve life stolen from you.
  • box: He upset a lot of people when he started selling orgone boxes, saying they could cure cancer and stuff.

Browse dictionary entries near orgone

  1. ‹ orgiastic
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  5. ‹ organzine
  6. ‹ organza
  7. ‹ organum
  8. ‹ organotropism
  9. ‹ organotropic
  10. ‹ organotherapy
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