Orgy meaning: Learn the English definition and meaning of

Learn the English definition and meaning of Orgy with examples, pronunciation, and translations to enhance your vocabulary. orgy (plural orgies) (originally) A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honor of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc). [from 16th c.] quotations The meaning of ORGY is secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing. How to use orgy in a sentence. An orgy is a party in which people behave in a very uncontrolled way, especially one involving sexual activity. It was reminiscent of a scene from a Roman orgy. ...a drunken orgy.