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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_151029" /> == | |||
<p> [[Festivals]] among the | <p> (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. </p> <p> (2): (n. pl.) [[Drunken]] revelry; a carouse. </p> <p> (3): (pl.) of Orgy </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77399" /> == | |||
<p> [[Festivals]] among the Greeks and Orientals generally connected with the worship of nature divinities, in particular [[Demeter]] ( <i> q. v </i> .), Dionysos ( <i> q. v </i> .), and the Cabiri, celebrated with mystic rites and much licentious behaviour. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_151029"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/orgies Orgies from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_77399"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/orgies Orgies from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_77399"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/orgies Orgies from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(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
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Festivals among the Greeks and Orientals generally connected with the worship of nature divinities, in particular Demeter ( q. v .), Dionysos ( q. v .), and the Cabiri, celebrated with mystic rites and much licentious behaviour.
