orgy

noun

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity

any act of immoderate indulgence

Roots

orgiaorg- · Greek · secret rites

Synonyms for orgy

bacchanalian bacchanaln debaucheryn debauchn saturnalian bingen bacchanalianadj randan splurgen carousaln spreen

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Where does orgy come from?

The word orgy breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root org-, from Greek orgia (“secret rites”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.