Found 2 items, similar to maenad.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: maenad
maenad
n 1: an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
2: (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites
of Dionysus
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Maenad
Maenad
\M[ae]"nad\, n. [L. Maenas, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to
rave.]
1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.
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2. A frantic or frenzied woman.
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