orgone

British  

/ ˈɔːɡəʊn /

noun

1. a substance postulated by Wilhelm Reich, who thought it was present everywhere and needed to be incorporated in people for sexual activity and mental health

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Etymology

Origin of orgone

C20: from _org ( _asm ) + ( _horm ) _one

Example Sentences

The Food and Drug Administration questioned his claims about the orgone accumulator and believed that the device was a cover for more illicit activities.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2021

In the 1950s, Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich began constructing guns in an attempt to harness the power of orgone, a pseudoscientific life force that purportedly powers the universe.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2019

But the performance never came close to losing a physical force gripping enough to make one believe in a musical orgone force that science has yet to discover.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2018

Often Bellamy was alone, curled up inside the orgone box that Kenneth Noland had left in the gallery.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2016

In 1957 Reich was imprisoned, having been accused of peddling his orgone boxes as a cure for cancer.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2013