orgy

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|originally}} A [[secret]] [[rite]] or [[ceremony]], typically involving [[riotous]] and [[dissolute]] [[behavior]], including [[dancing]], [[drunkenness]] and [[indiscriminate]] [[sexual]] [[activity]], [[undertake]]n in [[honor]] of various [[pagan]] [[god]]s or [[goddess]]es (such as [[Attis]], [[Bacchus]], [[Ceres]], [[Dionysus]], [[Osiris]], etc). {{century|16}}
2. A [[gathering]] of [[people]] to [[engage]] in [[group sex]].
3. An [[instance]] or [[period]] of [[excessive]] [[indulgence]] in a specified [[activity]]; [[spree]].

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