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Noun: maenad  'mee,nad
  1. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
     
  2. (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus

Derived forms: maenads

Type of: adult female, woman

Encyclopedia: Maenad