ORGIES

Noun

orgies

plural of orgy

plural of orgie

Source: Wiktionary


Or"gies, n. pl.; sing. Orgy (.

Note: [The singular is rarely used.] Etym: [F. orgie, orgies, L. orgia, pl., Gr. Organ, and Work.]

1. A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies observed by the Greeks and Romans in the worship of Dionysus, or Bacchus, which were characterized by wild and dissolute revelry. As when, with crowned cups, unto the Elian god, Those priests high orgies held. Drayton.

2. Drunken revelry; a carouse. B. Jonson. Tennyson.

ORGY

Or"gy, n.; pl. Orgies (.

Definition: A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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