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orgiastic Definition


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orgy
noun orgies
    1. A wild party or celebration involving indiscriminate sexual activity and excessive drinking.
      Thesaurus: revelry, bacchanal, celebration, spree, jag slang).
    2. Any act of excessive or frenzied indulgence.
      Example: an orgy of shopping
      Thesaurus: binge, splurge, spree, fling, jag (slang).
    3. Greek & Roman historical.
      Secret rites practised during the worship of various deities, such as Dionysus or Bacchus, often involving dancing and drinking, etc.
      Form: orgies (usually)
Derivative: orgiastic
adj
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin orgia, from Greek (in sense 3).



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