Orgon

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German

Etymology

Coined by Wilhelm Reich.

Noun

Orgon n (strong, genitive Orgons, no plural)

  1. (pseudoscience) orgone (form of sexual energy)
    Synonym: Orgonenergie
    • 2012, Stefan Bronner, Vom taumelnden Ich zum wahren Übermenschen: das abgründige Subjekt inChristian Krachts Romanen Faserland, 1979 und Ich werde hier sein im Sonnenschein und im Schatten, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 232:
      Das Orgon verweist also auf die Leere, die dem Subjekt zugrunde liegt. Um die Lebensenergie nachzuweisen, baute Wilhelm Reich also den Orgon-Akkumulator, mit dessen Hilfe er die Strahlung vermeintlich nachwies.
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