maenad

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Synonyms: menad, malnad

Antonyms: menad, malnad

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|female follower of Dionysus}}{{lb|en|Greek mythology|also|attributive}} A [[female#Adjective|female]] [[follower]] of {{l|en|Dionysus|t=the [[god#Noun|god]] of [[wine#Noun|wine]]}}, [[associate#Verb|associated]] with [[intense]] [[revel#Noun|revelling]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension|literary|derogatory}} An [[excessively]] [[emotional#Adjective|emotional]] or [[wild#Adjective|wild]] [[woman#Noun|woman]].

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