NOUN | act | orgy, binge, splurge | any act of immoderate indulgence |
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act | orgy | secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity | |
act | orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity |
Sounds | ao'rjhiy | |
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Rhymes | Agee ... zoology: 128 rhymes with jhiy... |
Meaning | Any act of immoderate indulgence. | |
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Example | "an orgy of shopping" | |
Synonyms | binge, splurge | |
Broader | indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring | The act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
Spanish | bacanal, orgía | |
Catalan | orgia |
Meaning | Secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity. | |
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Broader | rite, religious rite | An established ceremony prescribed by a religion |
Spanish | orgía | |
Catalan | orgia | |
Adjectives | orgiastic | used of riotously drunken merrymaking |
orgiastic | used of frenzied sexual activity |
Meaning | A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity. | |
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Synonyms | debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry | |
Broader | revel, revelry | unrestrained / unrestrained merrymaking |
Spanish | bacanal, borrasca, libertinaje, orgía | |
Catalan | bacanal, llibertinatge, orgia | |
Adjectives | orgiastic | used of riotously drunken merrymaking |
orgiastic | used of frenzied sexual activity |
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