Definitions for orgyˈɔr dʒi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•gyˈɔr dʒi(n.)(pl.)-gies.
drunken or licentious revelry, esp. a party characterized by sexual promiscuity.
any actions or proceedings marked by unbridled indulgence of passions:
an orgy of killing.
orgies, (in ancient Greece) esoteric religious rituals, esp. in the worship of Demeter or Dionysus.
Category: Antiquities
Origin of orgy:
1580–90; < MF orgie < L orgia (neut. pl.) secret rites < Gk órgia, akin to érgonwork
Princeton's WordNet
orgy, binge, splurge(noun)
any act of immoderate indulgence
"an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
orgy(noun)
secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry(noun)
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Wiktionary
orgy(Noun)
A revel involving indiscriminate group sexual activity.
orgy(Noun)
Excessive indulgence in a specified activity.
Origin: Originally in plural from orgies, from orgia, from ὄργια.
Translations for orgy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- orgie, drinkparty, fuifpartyAfrikaans
- طَقْس أحْتِفالي ماجِن وصاخِب، عَرْبَدَهArabic
- оргияBulgarian
- orgiaPortuguese (BR)
- orgieCzech
- die OrgieGerman
- orgie; -orgieDanish
- όργιοGreek
- orgíaSpanish
- orgiaEstonian
- جشن بزرگFarsi
- orgiatFinnish
- orgieFrench
- אוֹרגיָהHebrew
- मद्यपान उत्सवHindi
- orgija, razuzdana zabavaCroatian
- orgiaHungarian
- pesta gila-gilaanIndonesian
- svallveislaIcelandic
- orgiaItalian
- お祭り騒ぎJapanese
- 흥청망청 놀고 마시기Korean
- orgijaLithuanian
- orģijaLatvian
- pesta liarMalay
- orgieDutch
- orgieNorwegian
- orgiaPolish
- جشن بزرگPersian
- لوى جشنPashto
- orgiaPortuguese
- orgieRomanian
- оргияRussian
- orgieSlovak
- orgijaSlovenian
- orgijaSerbian
- orgieSwedish
- การชุมนุมดื่มสุรากันอย่างเต็มที่Thai
- çılgın partiTurkish
- 狂歡Chinese (Trad.)
- оргіяUkrainian
- وحشيانہ تقريبUrdu
- cuộc chơi trác tángVietnamese
- 狂欢Chinese (Simp.)
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