orgy: Meaning and Definition of

or•gy

Pronunciation: (ôr'jē), [key]
— pl. -gies.
  1. wild, drunken or licentious festivity or revelry.
  2. any actions or proceedings marked by unbridled indulgence of passions: an orgy of killing.
  3. (in ancient Greece) esoteric religious rituals, esp. in the worship of Demeter or Dionysus, characterized in later times by wild dancing, singing, and drinking.
  4. a boisterous, rowdy party.
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