a wild party characterized by excessive drinking and indiscriminate sexual activity

he had a reputation for drunken orgies

up to a dozen people at a time allegedly took part in the orgies

an instance of excessive indulgence in a specified activity

an orgy of buying

he condemned what he described as the relentless orgy of violence

secret rites used in the worship of Bacchus, Dionysus, and other Greek and Roman deities, celebrated with dancing, drunkenness, and singing

Bacchic orgies