Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » maenadic
maenadic
Variant of maenad
noun
- a female votary of Dionysus, who took part in the wild, orgiastic rites that characterized his worship; bacchante
- a frenzied or raging woman
Related Forms:
- maenadic adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
link/cite print suggestion box