ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Orgy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɔː.d͡ʒi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Orgy is a noun meaning A gathering of people to engage in group sex.

Meaning

A gathering of people to engage in group sex.

More Meanings

  1. An instance or period of excessive indulgence in a specified activity; spree.
  2. (originally) A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honor of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc). [from 16th c.]

Example Sentences

Gorea 07: 'OUR DEFENSES WERE USELESS AGAINST GOREA AS IT SWEPT THROUGH OUR EMPIRE IN AN ORGY OF ANNIHILATION.'
It's an orgy of perfectly choreographed cartoon uber violence and is the game the Devil May Cry series always promised but never delivered.
Human sacrifices of a definitely black magical order took place at the tomb of Osiris, while similar orgies with human victims were performed at Heliopolis.
As two Homeric warriors, before they engage, introduce themselves by proclaiming each his lineage, so with Pelasgus and the Danaïds. Together they indulge in a veritable genealogical orgy.

Word Forms

Synonyms for orgy

Depending on context, synonyms include fuckfest, debauch, riot, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanalia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bacchanalia, bacchanal, saturnalia, debauchery, debauch, riot.

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