orgone energy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of orgone energy
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Most controversially, he conceived of the orgone energy accumulator, a human-sized box, which was banned by the FDA.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023
As he saw it, the box's organic material absorbed orgone energy, and the metal lining stopped it from escaping, acting as a "greenhouse" and, supposedly, causing a noticeable rise in temperature in the box.
From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2011
The orgone energy accumulator offered a generation the opportunity to shed their repressions by climbing into a box, which in turn served as an apt symbol of their alienation and new imprisonment.
From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2011
District Judge George C. Sweeney in Portland, Me. for violating an injunction by distributing "orgone energy accumulators," touted to heal burns, prevent cancer.
From Time Magazine Archive
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