Cabiri

American  

[kuh-bahy-rahy, -ree] / kəˈbaɪ raɪ, -ri /

Also Cabeiri,

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.

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Other Word Forms

• Cabirean adjective
• Cabirian adjective
• Cabiric adjective
• Cabiritic adjective

Example Sentences

Cabiri artistic director John Murphy has been fascinated with it for decades, he says, and was lucky enough to visit it in 2001.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2013

“Ailuran,” he adds, is just the prequel to an ambitious planned trilogy that will span 9,000 years of human myth: “It’s hands-down the most challenging work the Cabiri has ever done.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2013

“Ailuran” — the latest production of the Cabiri — imagines prehistoric creation myths, inspired by archaeological findings at Çatalhöyük, southern Turkey.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2013

Boulet is a newcomer to the Cabiri, an aerial troupe founded in 1999 that re-creates ancient myths onstage.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2011

We know at all events that the Cabiri were seven in number, and the number is thought to be connected, not with the seven planets, but with the seven heavenly spheres of early astronomy.

From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Menzies, Allan