maenad

/ˈminæd/
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Other forms: maenads

Definitions of maenad
  1. noun
    (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
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    type of:
    adult female, woman
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  2. noun
    an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
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    type of:
    adult female, woman
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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