MAENAD


Meaning of MAENAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmē-ˌnad ]

noun

Etymology: Latin maenad-, maenas, from Greek mainad-, mainas, from mainesthai to be mad; akin to Greek menos spirit — more at mind

Date: 1579

1. : bacchante

2. : an unnaturally excited or distraught woman

• mae·nad·ic mē-ˈna-dik adjective

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