■ noun ( plural orgies )
1》 a wild party characterized by excessive drinking and indiscriminate sexual activity.
2》 a period of excessive indulgence in a specified activity: an ~ of buying.
3》 secret rites used particularly in the worship of the Greek god Dionysus, celebrated with dancing, drunkenness, and singing.
Derivatives
orgiastic adjective
orgiastically adverb
Origin
C16: orig. plural, from Fr. orgies , via L. from Gk orgia 'secret rites or revels'.