maenad:
(plural: maenads; pronunciation: the letters ‘mae’ rhyme with the word “me”, and the letter ‘a’ in ‘nad’ rhymes with the letter ‘a’ in “hat” — for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
Greek Maenads
(in Greek mythology) a woman member of a cult;
a madwoman;
a wild and extremely excited woman,
modern day maenads at an orgy
e.g.
Casey is a maenad… always joyful, excited and demonic at times.
The dance was horrible; the dancers were like a bunch of maenads dancing like crazy.
When he sees any women wearing undesirable clothing and too much make-up, Davidson, a pious clergyman, calls them maenads and warns others not to encourage such crazy, lusty wantons in their communities.
For an article that explains the origin of maenads in Greek mythology, please click here, for a blog post that shows us how this word is used in the present day in reference to wild parties (orgies) and characters in an American TV serial, please click here, for a news item from Greece that shows us how we come across this word in our daily browsing, please click here, and for an article/advertisement in which fashion designers and models are called ‘maenads’, please click here. And for an article about the present day Maenads, please click here.
