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Definitions
(Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
Word origin
From Latin Maenad- (“frenzied female follower of Bacchus”), root of Maenās, from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “raving, frantic”), from μαίνομαι (maínomai, “to be mad, to rage”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think; spiritual activity”).
Used in a sentence
“The ſecrets of the good goddeſs are knovvn, vvhen the pipe the loins / Incites; and alſo vvith the horn, and vvith vvine, the Mænads of Priapus / Are driven, aſtoniſhed, and toſs their hair and hovvl.”
“Even in the uttermost frenzy of energy is each mænad movement royally, imperially, incedingly upborne.”
“All about the walls hung pen and oil sketches of fantastic sea-monsters; dances of satyrs and menads; […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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