CORYBANTIC


Meaning of CORYBANTIC in English

[ ˌkɒrɪ'bantɪk ]

■ adjective literary wild; frenzied.

Origin

C17: from Corybantes , L. name of the priests of Cybele, a Phrygian goddess of nature, who performed wild dances, from Gk Korubantes + -ic .

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