CORYBANT


Meaning of CORYBANT in English

/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 ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .