orgia

Polish

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) orgy (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.))
  • orgy (sexual group activity)
  • variety, diversity

Etymology

Borrowed from German Orgie derived from Latin orgia (orgy) derived from Ancient Greek ὄργια (mysteries, secret rites).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ὄργια

Gloss

mysteries, secret rites

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