Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A social gathering involving unrestrained indulgence, especially sexual activity and drinking.
- noun Uncontrolled or immoderate indulgence in an activity.
- noun A secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities, typically involving frenzied singing, dancing, drinking, and sexual activity.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Secret rites or ceremonies connected with the worship of some of the deities of classical mythology, as the mysteries of Ceres; particularly, the revels at the festivals in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus, or the festival itself, which was celebrated with boisterous songs and dancing (see
bacchante and mœmad): generally plural in this sense. - noun Hence A wild or frantic revel; a nocturnal carousal; drunken revelry.
- noun Synonyms Revel, Debauch, etc. See
carousal .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See
orgies - noun A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies observed by the Greeks and Romans in the worship of Dionysus, or Bacchus, which were characterized by wild and dissolute revelry. Usually in the plural form.
- noun Wild, drunken, or licentious revelry; an uninhibited carouse.
- noun A series of sexual activities involving more than two couples in a group.
- noun An event characterized by unrestrained indulgence in passion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
revel involvingindiscriminate group sexual activity. - noun Excessive
indulgence in a specified activity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- noun any act of immoderate indulgence
- noun secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Rowling liked to give the occasional cheeky wink to grown-up readers see number six's jokes around the word "orgy" and film-makers followed suit.
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Of course, the ancient Greeks and Romans, who coined the word "orgy," and found that dining lying down leveled the playing field, enjoyed blending sensory delights with equal gusto - banquets of music, food, dancing, alcohol and sex.
NYT > Home Page By DIANE ACKERMAN 2012
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The only problem with the streets turning into one big orgy is it will be hell getting my big gay ice cream truck around town.
Think Progress » Puppet cleavage too hot for the religious right in Colorado Springs. 2010
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Tesla coils sing the Doctor Who theme in orgy of electric awesomesauce
Boing Boing 2009
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And no matter that this all culminates in a media climate in which, as the Leveson inquiry heard this week, newspapers routinely engage in inaccurate, prejudicial and victim-blaming when reporting violence towards women, as evidenced by the headline in which a gang rape is called an "orgy in the park".
Committee's solution to attacks on female politicians: 'just get on with it' 2012
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Pawlenty's participation in a GOP "orgy" - and I predicted it wouldn't be long before the Republicans provided some inbox entertainment of their own.
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Waldfogel calls an "orgy of value destruction and misallocated resources."
Why It Really Is Better to Give Than to Receive Carolyn T. Geer 2011
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The complications seem minor: For one thing, Eric meets and falls for a local realtor Leslie Bibb -- and feels as though the orgy might be the wrong thing to do, given that he has actually feelings for her.
Marshall Fine: Review: A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Marshall Fine 2011
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An orgy is an expression of lust, and so is a nuclear bomb.
The Next Ten Minutes EdD Andrew Peterson 2010
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