Corybant

American  

[kawr-uh-bant, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌbænt, ˈkɒr- /

noun

plural

Corybantes, Corybants

1. Classical Mythology. any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.

2. an ancient Phrygian priest of Cybele.

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Corybant British  

/ ˈkɒrɪˌbænt /

noun

1. classical myth a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele

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Other Word Forms

• Corybantian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Corybant

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Corybant- (stem of Corybās ) < Greek Korybant- (stem of Korýbās )

Example Sentences

The gold figure of a Cybele in a gold chariot raced with eight reproductions of herself in an octagonal mirror-lined foyer, and a steady stream of Corybantes bought admission tickets at twenty-five cents a Corybant.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie

That's not sane, you know—it's the intoxication of the Corybant!

From Father Payne by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Corybant, kor′i-bant, n. a priest of Cybele, whose rites were accompanied with noisy music and wild dances:—Eng. pl.

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

Treat me as a Corybant, a fanatic: and do you go forward on this road of yours.

From Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 by Pater, Walter