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(1):

(n. pl.) A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies observed by the Greeks and Romans in the worship of Dionysus, or Bacchus, which were characterized by wild and dissolute revelry.

(2):

(n. pl.) Drunken revelry; a carouse.

(3):

(pl.) of Orgy

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Orgies'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/orgies.html. 1828.
 
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