noun🔗ShareOrgie, bacchanaleOriginally, secret rites or ceremonies, typically involving riotous and dissolute behaviour, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honour of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc)."The ancient Greeks held orgies to honor Dionysus, the god of wine, involving excessive drinking and dancing. "Les Grecs anciens organisaient des orgies en l'honneur de Dionysos, le dieu du vin, impliquant une consommation excessive d'alcool et de danse.ritualmythologyculturereligionsexentertainmenthistorytraditionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrgieA gathering of people to engage in group sex."The rumors about the party at the cabin were that it was an orgy. "Les rumeurs concernant la fête à la cabane disaient qu'il s'agissait d'une orgie.sexgroupentertainmentculturehumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrgie, débaucheExcessive indulgence in a specified activity."The student's weekend was an orgy of video games, resulting in poor grades the following week. "Le week-end de l'étudiant fut une orgie de jeux vidéo, ce qui entraîna de mauvaises notes la semaine suivante.entertainmentsexactioneventculturesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading