Revel vs Maenad - What's the difference?
revel | maenad |
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
* (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
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*:"I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels ? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places."
To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.
* 1997 , The Art of Practicing, a Guide to Making Music from the Heart
(obsolete) To draw back; to retract.
(Greek mythology) A female follower of Dionysus, associated with intense reveling.
* 1919 ,
*:Blanche Stroeve was in the cruel grip of appetite. Perhaps she hated Strickland still, but she hungered for him, and everything that had made up her life till then became of no account. She ceased to be a woman, complex, kind and petulant, considerate and thoughtless; she was a Maenad . She was desire.
An excessively wild or emotional woman.
As nouns the difference between revel and maenad
is that revel is an instance of merrymaking; a celebration or revel can be (architecture) while maenad is (greek mythology) a female follower of dionysus, associated with intense reveling.As a verb revel
is to make merry; to have a gay, lively time or revel can be (obsolete) to draw back; to retract.revel
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- Our revels now are ended.
Derived terms
* revelryVerb
- Slowing down doesn't have to feel like holding back. It can be an opportunity to revel in sounds and sensations, to not be so concerned about where we are going but to enjoy the moment and become comfortable where we are.
Synonyms
* (make merry) carouse, celebrateDerived terms
* reveller/revelerEtymology 2
(etyl) (lena) revellere; .Verb
(revell)- (Harvey)