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maenadism

maenadism noun: the frenzied state of a female follower of Dionysus.

Noun

maenadism (uncountable)

  1. (Greek) The frenzied state of a female follower of Dionysus.

Origin of maenadism

From maenad + -ism.

Questions about maenadism

What does maenadism mean?
Maenadism means the frenzied state of a female follower of Dionysus.
What part of speech is maenadism?
Maenadism is a noun.

Words near maenadism in the dictionary

  1. Maemakterion
  2. maemitsu
  3. maenad
  4. maenades
  5. maenadic
  6. maenadism
  7. maenads
  8. maenaite
  9. maenaites
  10. Maenalus
  11. Maenan

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