maenadism
/ˈmiːnædɪzəm/
noun
- Wild, uncontrolled behavior, especially involving intense emotion or frenzy.
- The crowd's maenadism at the concert worried the security guards.
- The festival descended into maenadism as people danced and shouted all night.
- Her maenadism during the argument surprised everyone who knew her as calm.
- In ancient Greek religion, the practice or state of being a maenad (a female follower of Dionysus who took part in ecstatic rites).
- The art of the period often depicts scenes of maenadism with dancing and wild music.
- Historians study maenadism to understand the role of women in Greek religious rituals.
- Maenadism was a key part of the worship of Dionysus in ancient Greece.