corybant (any of the wild

  • 1Corybant — /kawr euh bant , kor /, n., pl. Corybantes /kawr euh ban teez, kor /, Corybants. 1. Class. Myth. any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing. 2. an ancient Phrygian priest of Cybele. [1350 1400; ME < L&#8230; …

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  • 2Cor|y|bant — «KR uh bant, KOR », noun, plural Cor|y|ban|tes «KR uh BAN teez, KOR », Cor|y|bants. 1. any one of the attendants of the ancient goddess Cybele of Asia Minor, who followed her over the mountains by torchlight with wild music and dancing …

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