/kawr"euh bant', kor"-/ , n. , pl. Corybantes /kawr'euh ban"teez, kor'-/ , Corybants .
1. Class. Myth. any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.
2. an ancient Phrygian priest of Cybele.
[ 1350-1400; ME Corybant- (s. of Corybas ) Korybant- (s. of Korýbas ) ]