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[ˈɔːdʒi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a wild party characterized by excessive drinking and indiscriminate sexual activity
(e.g: he had a reputation for drunken orgies)
- an instance of excessive indulgence in a specified activity
(e.g: an orgy of buying)
- secret rites used in the worship of Bacchus, Dionysus, and other Greek and Roman deities, celebrated with dancing, drunkenness, and singing
(e.g: Bacchic orgies)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: originally plural, from French orgies, via Latin from Greek orgia ‘secret rites or revels’
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