Noah Webster
Orgies
OR'GIES, noun plural [Gr. to swell; fury; Latin orgia.]
Frantic revels at the feast in honor of Bacchus, or the feast itself. This feast was held in the night; hence nocturnal orgies
OR'GIES, noun plural [Gr. to swell; fury; Latin orgia.]
Frantic revels at the feast in honor of Bacchus, or the feast itself. This feast was held in the night; hence nocturnal orgies