orgy
Unrestrained group revelry
An orgy is a gathering where multiple people engage in sexual activity together.
The word extends to any excessive indulgence: an orgy of spending, an orgy of violence.
In ancient contexts, orgies were secret rites involving frenzied worship, especially of Dionysus or Bacchus—hence the modern association with uninhibited excess.
Multi-participant sexual activity
- swingersPartner-exchanging couples
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- promiscuityFrequent casual sexual encounters
- lustIntense carnal appetite
carnal · flesh · libertine · seduction · taboo · voyeur · kink · erotic
Greek deity of wine
- satyrsLustful woodland spirits
- BacchusRoman wine god
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
pagan · libation · rites · ancient · Greece · Roman · Saturnalia · mystery cults
Yielding to desire
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
decadence · saturation · profusion · binge · spree · gorging · consumption · unrestrained
Event of mass killing
- carnageWidespread violent death
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- slaughterKilling for meat
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
destruction · mayhem · frenzy · killing spree · brutality · chaos · annihilation · butchery
group sex
Multi-participant sexual activity
- swingersPartner-exchanging couples
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- promiscuityFrequent casual sexual encounters
lust · carnal · flesh · libertine · seduction · taboo · voyeur · kink · erotic · sensual
Dionysus
Greek deity of wine
ritual · pagan · libation · rites · ancient · Greece · Roman · Saturnalia · mystery cults · wine
indulgence
Yielding to desire
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
extravagance · decadence · saturation · profusion · binge · spree · gorging · consumption · unrestrained · immoderation
bloodbath
Event of mass killing
rampage · destruction · mayhem · frenzy · killing spree · brutality · chaos · annihilation · butchery · savagery
- revelryrevelry, revel, festivity, festivities, celebration
- vicevice, debauchery, prostitution, depravity, immorality
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- DionysusDionysus, maenad, bacchantes, bacchante, grape vines
- drinking partieskegger, booze-up, keg party, pub crawl, booze cruise
orgycelibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
abstinence · chastity · monogamy · fidelity · virginity
orgymoderation
Avoidance of excess
restraint · temperance · asceticism · self-control · austerity
orgybook club
Group discussing shared literature
prayer meeting · Bible study · tea party · church service · meditation retreat