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Cory·bant (kôr′ə bant′)
noun pl. Corybants -·bants′ or Corybantes Cor′y·ban′·tes′ (-ban′tēz′)
- any of the attendants who follow the Phrygian goddess Cybele with dancing and frenzied orgies
- a priest in the worship of Cybele
- a reveler
Related Forms:
- Corybantic Cor′y·ban′·tic (-ban′tik) adjective or Corybantian Cor′y·ban′·tian (-ban′s̸hən)
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