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maenadic Definition


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maenad
noun
    1. Greek & Roman mythol.
      A female participant in orgies and rites in honour of Bacchus or Dionysus, the god of wine.
    2. literary
      A woman who behaves in a frenzied or uncontrolled way.
Derivative: maenadic
adj
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin maenas, maenadis, from Greek mainomai to rave.



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