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单词 corybant
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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)

Words nearby Corybant

corvo, Corvus, Corwin, Cory, Coryate, Corybant, corybantic, corydalis, Corydon, Coryell, corymb
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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.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

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, adjective

Word Origin for Corybant

C14: from Latin Corybās, from Greek Korubas, probably of Phrygian origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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