Corybant
[ kawr-uh-bant, kor- ]
/ ˈkɔr əˌbænt, ˈkɒr- /
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)
Example sentences from the Web for corybant
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 of Corybant
Corybantian, Corybantic or Corybantine, adjectiveWord Origin for Corybant
C14: from Latin
Corybās, from Greek
Korubas, probably of Phrygian origin