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Definition of: Corybant
(kôr′ə·bant, kor′-) noun plural Cor·y·bants or Cor·y·ban·tes (kôr′ə·ban′tēz, kor′-)
1. A priest or attendant of the ancient Phrygian goddess Cybele, whose rites were celebrated with wild dances and revelry.
2. A reveler. [<F Corybante <L Corybas, -antis <Gk. Korybas]
—Cor·y·ban·tian (kôr′ə·ban′shən, kor′-) or ·ban′tic (-ban′tik) adjective
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