CORYBANT


Meaning of CORYBANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-ə-ˌbant, ˈkär- ]

noun

( plural Cor·y·bants -ˌban(t)s ; or Cor·y·ban·tes ˌkȯr-ə-ˈban-tēz, ˌkär-)

Etymology: Middle French Corybante, from Latin Corybas, from Greek Korybas

Date: 14th century

: one of the attendants or priests of Cybele noted for wildly emotional processions and rites

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