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Maenad

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Noun

1. maenad

an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman

2. maenad

(Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Maenad

see synonyms of maenad
noun
1. classical mythology
a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus; bacchante
2. 
a frenzied woman

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Maenad

see synonyms of maenad
noun
1.  [often M-]
a female votary of Dionysus, who took part in the wild, orgiastic rites that characterized his worship; bacchante
2. 
a frenzied or raging woman

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Maenad

see synonyms of maenad
n.
1. Greek Mythology A woman member of the orgiastic cult of Dionysus.
2. A frenzied woman.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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