Orgĭa
ōrum, n.
I.
a nocturnal festival in honor of Bacchus, accompanied by wild bacchanalian cries, the feast or orgies of Bacchus.
I.
Lit., Verg. A. 4, 303; Ov. M. 11, 93; Verg. G. 4, 521.—
B.
Transf., in gen., secret frantic revels, orgies, Juv. 2, 91; Stat. S. 5, 5, 4.—
II.
Trop.: Itala per Graios Orgia ferre choros, Prop. 4, 1, 4: naturae, Col. 10, 217.