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Definition of maenad in English: maenadnoun ˈmiːnadˈminæd (in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine possession and frenzied rites. （古希腊）酒神巴克斯的女随从（传说中与神灵附身和狂热的宗教仪式有关） Example sentencesExamples - They dance in imitation of maenads who associated with the god in the old days.
- His following is made up of satyrs and sileni (amoral woodland creatures, basically human but with some animal characteristics) and maenads, who seem possessed or intoxicated.
- In the context of the Counter-Reformation, there is also a fascinating echo here of the standard format of an altarpiece, with the satyrs and maenads at the foot of the painting taking the place normally occupied by donors.
- He (or she, for this god could be tantalizingly androgynous) is said to have come from the East, with his maenads, fauns, satyrs, and wine lunacy.
- Dionysos and his satyrs, nymphs, and maenads are, of course, found everywhere in the ancient world, but they appear most frequently in dining rooms and gardens.
Derivativesadjective miːˈnadɪk The maenadic dances were usually based on either walking - taking long steps and advancing rapidly - or running, which resembled a series of leaps. Example sentencesExamples - Neither celebration had anything in common with the wild orgies of the Bacchae, but women employed maenadic ritual equipment like the thyrsus and crowns of ivy in polis festivals.
- Wisely, in the brief rehearsal time allotted to them before this season began, Capucilli, Dakin, and their assistants developed a chorus that performed with maenadic power and unity.
OriginLate 16th century: via Latin from Greek Mainas, Mainad-, from mainesthai 'to rave'. Definition of maenad in US English: maenadnounˈmēnadˈminæd (in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine possession and frenzied rites. （古希腊）酒神巴克斯的女随从（传说中与神灵附身和狂热的宗教仪式有关） Example sentencesExamples - Dionysos and his satyrs, nymphs, and maenads are, of course, found everywhere in the ancient world, but they appear most frequently in dining rooms and gardens.
- In the context of the Counter-Reformation, there is also a fascinating echo here of the standard format of an altarpiece, with the satyrs and maenads at the foot of the painting taking the place normally occupied by donors.
- He (or she, for this god could be tantalizingly androgynous) is said to have come from the East, with his maenads, fauns, satyrs, and wine lunacy.
- They dance in imitation of maenads who associated with the god in the old days.
- His following is made up of satyrs and sileni (amoral woodland creatures, basically human but with some animal characteristics) and maenads, who seem possessed or intoxicated.
OriginLate 16th century: via Latin from Greek Mainas, Mainad-, from mainesthai ‘to rave’. |