Definition for OR'GIES

OR'GIES, n. [plur; Gr. οργια, from οργαω, to swell; οργη, fury; L. orgia, Fr. orgies.]

Frantic revels at the feast in honor of Bacchus, or the feast itself. This feast was held in the night; hence nocturnal orgies. Dryden. Encyc.

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