orgy
orgy Lexical Profile
orgy Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A wild, unrestrained gathering or party characterized by excessive drinking, revelry, and promiscuous sexual activity.
"The decadent aristocrats in the historical novel were notorious for hosting midnight orgies at their country estate."
An unbridled, excessive, or frenzied indulgence in a specified activity or emotion.
"Following the market crash, the media engaged in an orgy of speculation and finger-pointing."
In ancient Greece and Rome, secret ceremonial rites celebrated in honor of deities such as Dionysus or Bacchus, typically involving ecstatic singing, dancing, and wine drinking (usually used in the plural).
"Archaeological frescoes in Pompeii depict initiates participating in Dionysian orgies."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century via Middle French orgies and Latin orgia from Ancient Greek orgia (plural), meaning 'secret rites or nocturnal mysteries,' especially those celebrated in honor of Dionysus.