orgy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any act of immoderate indulgence

   An orgy of shopping.

Simplified etymology

Orgy entered English in the mid-16th century and goes back to Greek orgia, meaning “secret rites or revels.” In the classical world these rites were associated with festivals of Bacchus and involved extravagant dancing, singing, and drinking.

Originally in plural from French orgies, from Latin orgia, from Ancient Greek ὄργια (órgia, “secret rites, mysteries”).

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