Corybant

Cor·y·bant

noun \ˈkȯr-ə-ˌbant, ˈkär-\

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

Definition of CORYBANT

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

Origin of CORYBANT

Middle French Corybante, from Latin Corybas, from Greek Korybas

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with CORYBANT

adamant, commandant, complaisant, confidant, confidante, cormorant, corposant, covenant, dilettante, disenchant, gallivant, hierophant, interplant, pitcher plant, power plant, rubber plant, spider plant, sycophant

Corybant

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

In Oriental and Greco-Roman mythology, any of the wild, half-demonic beings who were attendants of the Great Mother of the Gods. Often identified or confused with the Cretan Curetes (attendants of Zeus), they were distinctly Asian in origin and their rites were more orgiastic. Their wild dance was credited with the power of healing mental disorder.