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Orgy   /ˈɔrdʒi/   Listen
noun
Orgy  n.  (pl. orgies)  
1.
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. Note: (The singular is rarely used in this sense.) "As when, with crowned cups, unto the Elian god, Those priests high orgies held."
2.
Wild, drunken, or licentious revelry; an uninhibited carouse.
3.
A series of sexual activities involving more than two couples in a group.
4.
Hence: An event characterized by unrestrained indulgence in passion; as, an orgy of buying of internet stocks.


Orgy  n.  (pl. orgies)  A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies





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"Orgy" Quotes from Famous Books



... Ching Wang explained to me, he had assisted in getting up from the forehold, so as to distract their attention from us for awhile; for, knowing that these casks contained salt pork, and being acquainted with the predilections of his countrymen for this dainty, he was certain they would have an orgy before proceeding ...
— Afloat at Last - A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea • John Conroy Hutcheson
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... was dispensing drinks in the bar-room to the remainder of the population of Red Cow, while O'Brien and Curly had out their business orgy in the kitchen. But there was nothing small about O'Brien. He went into the bar-room and returned with Mucluc Charley ...
— Lost Face • Jack London
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... back on its truer work of building up a kingdom of righteousness in the hearts and consciences of men. It was from the moment of its seeming fall that its real victory began. As soon as the wild orgy of the Restoration was over, men began to see that nothing that was really worthy in the work of Puritanism had been undone. The revels of Whitehall, the scepticism and debauchery of courtiers, the corruption of statesmen, left the mass of Englishmen what Puritanism ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 • Various
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... fought with their native weapons against weapons of civilization. Their old war-cries leapt forth from their hearts and mouths as they had done when they fell before their enemy. They looked bewitched, and stayed not nor stopped in their wild orgy ...
— The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon • Jose Maria Gordon
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... all the while with the smothered ferocity of thunder in the hills. No waiting of turns, no licking of lips and moustaches to get the lingering flavors, no dalliance. They were as restless and suspicious here as everywhere; their feast was the horrid hasty orgy of ghouls in a church-yard. But an even distribution was made: I don't think any one got more than his share. Of course there were underhand attempts in plenty and, at least once, open violence—a sudden rush from opposite sides, a growling ...
— Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools • Emilie Kip Baker
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