orgy
orgy
Definition
orgy (ôr′jē)
noun pl. orgies -·gies
- in ancient Greece and Rome, feasting and wild celebration in worship of certain gods, esp. Dionysus
- any wild merrymaking in a group, esp. with sexual activity
- unrestrained indulgence in any activity
Etymology: earlier chiefly in pl. < Fr orgies < L orgia, pl. < Gr, pl., secret rites, akin to ergon, work
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Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- violence: Moreover requests for the deployment of troops were delayed to allow Hindu extremists time to carry out their orgy of violence.
- destruction: At the end of the orgy of destruction, there were two enormous holes in the door.
- looting: The joy of liberation was soon followed by anarchy as mobs rampaged through the city in an orgy of looting.
- consumption: In the latter work the Christmas season has become an orgy of consumption and its religious significance largely forgotten.
- self-congratulation: I liked the Clash although it was hard to be around the orgy of self-congratulation that they surrounded themselves with.
- death: Today, fighters in Iraq operate freely, continuing their orgy of death and destruction in order to attract the inevitable heavy-handed US response.
Converse of object
- become: The theory that everything was good had become an orgy of everything that was bad.
- have: So the missus and myself went home with a few friends and had an orgy.
- see: The last few years have seen an orgy of partnership building in the UK.
Adjective modifier
- wild: There is much rejoicing, and a wild orgy of music and dance ensues.
- sexual: They probably were present for the purpose of a sexual orgy.
Modifies a noun
- sequence: It's not shocking, even tho it does feature the most profoundly embarrassing and unerotic orgy sequence since Eyes Wide Shut.
Noun used with modifier
- sex: Sex orgy reports in the popular press were grist to his mill.
orgy Quotes
Home is heaven and orgies are vile, But you need an orgy, once in a while.
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