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maenadism

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mae⋅nad

  [mee-nad]
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–noun
1. bacchante.
2. a frenzied or raging woman.
Origin:
1570–80; < L Maenad- (s. of Maenas) < Gk Mainás a bacchante, special use of mainás madwoman

Related forms:
mae⋅nad⋅ic, adjective
mae⋅nad⋅ism, noun
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Word Origin & History

maenad 
1579, from Gk. mainas (gen. mainados) "priestess of Bacchus," lit. "madwoman," from stem of mainesthai "to rage, go mad" (see mania).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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