Corybant

[ kawr-uh-bant, kor- ]

noun,plural Cor·y·ban·tes [kawr-uh-ban-teez, kor-], /ˌkɔr əˈbæn tiz, ˌkɒr-/, Cor·y·bants.
  1. Classical Mythology. any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.

  2. an ancient Phrygian priest of Cybele.

Origin of Corybant

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin Corybant- (stem of Corybās) <Greek Korybant- (stem of Korýbās)

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Corybant

/ (ˈkɒrɪˌbænt) /


nounplural Corybants or Corybantes (ˌkɒrɪˈbæntiːz)
  1. classical myth a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele

Origin of Corybant

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C14: from Latin Corybās, from Greek Korubas, probably of Phrygian origin

Derived forms of Corybant

  • Corybantian, Corybantic or Corybantine, adjective

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