Definition of orgy Orgy
/ɔˈɹʤi/ - [orjee] - or•gy
We found 12 definitions of orgy from 7 different sources.
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What does orgy mean?
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NounPlural: orgies |
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| orgy - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | ||
| debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry | ||
| revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking | ||
| orgy - secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity | ||
| religious rite, rite an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" | ||
| orgy - any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" | ||
| binge, splurge | ||
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Wiktionary 
- orgy (Noun)
A revel involving indiscriminate group sexual activity. - orgy (Noun)
Excessive indulgence in a specified activity.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- orgy (n.)
A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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orgy
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity. -
orgy
A secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity. -
orgy
Any act of immoderate indulgence.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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orgy
or′ji, n. any drunken or riotous rite or revelry, esp. by night—(rare) Orge:—pl. Or′gies, riotous secret rites observed in the worship of Bacchus.—v.i. Orge, to indulge in riotous jollity.—n. Or′giast.—adjs. Orgias′tic, Or′gic. [Fr.,—L. orgia—Gr.]
Wikipedia 
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In common use, an orgy is when more than two people have sex together, sometimes also called group sex.
"Orgy" could also mean any activity done without limits.
Originally, the word comes from Latin. There it referred to a feast (or a banquet) of a wealthy citizen. When the Romans ate they were almost lying down, and the food was brought to them by slaves. These slaves would also provide the entertainment which usually consited of music and dancing slaves.
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🔤- orgy, noun, singular of orgies.
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