[or.gy] n, pl orgies [MF orgie, fr. L orgia, pl., fr. Gk; akin to Gk ergon work--more at work] (ca. 1561) 1: secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usu. characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
2. a: drunken revelry b: a sexual encounter involving many people; also: an excessive sexual indulgence
3: something that resembles an orgy in lack of control or moderation "an ~ of destruction"