orgy
A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior,…A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honor of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc).
» Tom was invited to an orgy.
Тома запросили на оргію.
Meaning
3 sensesA secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honor of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc).
Orgie
о́ргияórgija
о́ргіяórhija
secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
A gathering of people to engage in group sex.
An instance or period of excessive indulgence in a specified activity; spree.
Orgie
Examples
15 sentencesTom was invited to an orgy.
Тома запросили на оргію. — deniko
She is the goddess of orgy.
There's proper etiquette for everything, even an orgy.
Sami wanted to take part in an orgy.
The orgy was canceled due to an illness.
Translations
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Origin
Originally in plural from French orgies, from Latin orgia, from Ancient Greek ὄργια (órgiaOriginally in plural from French orgies, from Latin orgia, from Ancient Greek ὄργια (órgia, “secret rites, mysteries”).
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Forms
plural: orgiesSynonyms
10 synonyms- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity:debauchdebaucherysaturnaliariotbacchanalbacchanaliadrunken revelry
- any act of immoderate indulgence:bingesplurge