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Maenad

Maenad Meaning & Definition
Maenad Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maenad?

[n] (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
[n] an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman

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See Also | adult female | woman

Maenad In Webster's Dictionary

\M[ae]"nad\, n. [L. Maenas, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to rave.] 1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. 2. A frantic or frenzied woman.

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