orgy

/'ɔ:dʤi/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A wild party involving excessive drinking and unrestrained sexual activity: An orgy is a social gathering characterized by extreme indulgence in alcohol, drugs, and promiscuous sexual behavior.
    • A secret religious rite in ancient Greece or Rome: Historically, an orgy refers to a secret ceremony in the worship of certain ancient deities (like Dionysus or Bacchus), involving ecstatic singing, dancing, drinking, and often sexual activity.
    • An unrestrained, excessive indulgence in any activity: Used figuratively to describe an immoderate or frenzied period of doing something to excess.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (wild party):
  • Noun (ancient rite):
  • Noun (immoderate indulgence):
Advanced Usage
  • "an orgy of violence": A period of extreme and unrestrained violence.
  • "an orgy of spending": A short period of wildly excessive expenditure.
Variants and Related Words
  • Orgiastic (adj): Relating to or resembling an orgy; characterized by wild, frenzied, or ecstatic excitement.
Synonyms
  • Bacchanalia: A Roman festival of Bacchus; a drunken revelry (synonymous with the ancient rite and its modern wild party sense).
  • Debauch: An occasion of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
  • Binge: A short period of excessive indulgence, especially in eating or drinking (closer to the figurative sense).
  • Spree: A spell of sustained activity of a particular kind, often excessive (e.g., shopping spree).
Related Phrases
  • Feast of...: Sometimes used similarly to "orgy of..." but typically with a less negative connotation (e.g., a feast of music).
  • Frenzy of...: A state of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior, similar to the figurative use of "orgy."
Related Idioms
  • To indulge in an orgy of...: To engage in a period of excessive activity.
Noun
  1. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
  2. secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
  3. any act of immoderate indulgence
    • an orgy of shopping
    • an emotional binge
    • a splurge of spending

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