Corybant

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Cor·y·bant

C0667100 (kôr′ə-bănt′, kŏr′-)n. pl. Cor·y·bants or Cor·y·ban·tes (-băn′tēz′) Greek Mythology A priest of the Phrygian goddess Cybele whose rites were celebrated with music and ecstatic dances.
Cor′y·ban′tic adj.

Corybant

(ˈkɒrɪˌbænt) n, pl Corybants or Corybantes (ˌkɒrɪˈbæntiːz) (Classical Myth & Legend) classical myth a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele[C14: from Latin Corybās, from Greek Korubas, probably of Phrygian origin] ˌCoryˈbantian, ˌCoryˈbantic, ˌCoryˈbantine adj

Cor•y•bant

(ˈkɔr əˌbænt, ˈkɒr-)

n., pl. Cor•y•ban•tes (ˌkɔr əˈbæn tiz, ˌkɒr-) Cor•y•bants. a priest or votary of Cybele. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Corybant-, s. of Corybās < Greek Korýbās] cor`y•ban′tic, adj.