Corybant
[ kawr-uh-bant, kor- ]
/ ˈkɔr əˌbænt, ˈkɒr- /
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noun, plural Cor·y·ban·tes [kawr-uh-ban-teez, kor-] /ˌkɔr əˈbæn tiz, ˌkɒr-/, Cor·y·bants.
Classical Mythology. any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.
an ancient Phrygian priest of Cybele.
Origin of Corybant
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Corybant- (stem of Corybās) < Greek Korybant- (stem of Korýbās)
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Corybant, kor′i-bant, n. a priest of Cybele, whose rites were accompanied with noisy music and wild dances:—Eng.
British Dictionary definitions for corybant
Corybant
/ (ˈkɒrɪˌbænt) /
noun plural Corybants or Corybantes (ˌkɒrɪˈbæntiːz)
classical myth a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele
Derived Forms
Corybantian, Corybantic or Corybantine, adjectiveWord Origin for Corybant
C14: from Latin Corybās, from Greek Korubas, probably of Phrygian origin
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