Corybant

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A form of Korybant — Any of a group of crested male dancers who worshipped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing.

OriginLatin Corybās ← Ancient Greek Κορύβᾱς →
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Meanings

nounCorybant (plural Corybants or Corybantes)

plural Corybants · plural Corybantes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Korybant.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚορύβᾱς
  2. LatinCorybās
  3. EnglishCorybant

Borrowed from Latin Corybās, from Ancient Greek Κορύβᾱς (Korúbās).

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APA

Corybant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corybant

MLA

“Corybant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corybant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Corybant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Corybant.

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