# orgy

Pronunciation: US say "OR-jee" /ˈɔɹd͡ʒi/; UK say "AW-jee" /ˈɔː.d͡ʒi/

## Noun

1. A gathering at which a group of people have sex with one another.
   - Simple: A party where a group of people have sex together.
   - _The tabloid claimed the rock star had hosted an orgy at his mansion._
   - _Neighbors complained that the rented villa had become a venue for weekend orgies._
2. A bout or period of overindulgence in a particular activity.
   - Simple: A time when people do far too much of something, often in a wild way.
   - _The holiday weekend turned into an orgy of eating, drinking and online shopping._
   - _The riot became an orgy of looting that lasted two nights._
3. A secret rite held in honor of a pagan god or goddess such as Dionysus or Osiris, typically marked by riotous dancing, drunkenness, and indiscriminate sex.
   - Simple: In ancient times, a secret religious ceremony for a god, with wild dancing, drinking and sex.
   - _Initiates gathered in secret for the orgy of Bacchus, dancing by torchlight until dawn._
   - _The city's rulers feared the secret orgies held for the god and tried to stamp them out._

## Origin

Originally used in the plural, from French orgies, from Latin orgia, from Ancient Greek órgia (“secret rites, mysteries”).

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