maenad.
A female follower of Dionysus (“the god of wine”), associated with intense revelling.
Meaning & usage
A female follower of Dionysus (“the god of wine”), associated with intense revelling.
An excessively emotional or wild woman.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.