'Maenad' definitions:

Definition of 'maenad'

(from WordNet)
noun
An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
noun
(Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus

Definition of 'Maenad'

From: GCIDE
  • Maenad \Mae"nad\, n. [L. Maenas, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to rave.]
  • 1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A frantic or frenzied woman. [1913 Webster]