I. noun
also or·gie ˈȯrjē, ˈȯ(ə)j-, -ji
( plural orgies )
Etymology: Middle French orgie, from Latin orgia, plural, from Greek orgia; akin to Greek ergon work — more at work
1. : secret ceremonial rites held in honor of any of various deities (as of ancient Greece) and characterized by ecstatic or frenzied singing and dancing — usually used in plural
2. : a ritual observance or ceremony
3. : drunken revelry : carousal
4.
a. : a manifestation of excessive indulgence in some predilection
an orgy of speechmaking
indulge in an orgy of destruction
b. : a riotous display
an orgy of pink stucco
II. noun
: a sexual encounter involving many people ; also : an excessive sexual indulgence