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orgy (ôr′jē)

noun pl. -·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

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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