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corybant

/kawr-uh-bant, kor-/US // ˈkɔr əˌbænt, ˈkɒr- //UK // (ˈkɒrɪˌbænt) //

科里邦特,科里班特,科里伯特,科里巴斯

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural Cor·y·ban·tes [kawr-uh-ban-teez, kor-], /ˌkɔr əˈbæn tiz, ˌkɒr-/, Cor·y·bants.

    • : Classical Mythology. any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.
    • : an ancient Phrygian priest of Cybele.

Examples

  • Corybant, kor′i-bant, n. a priest of Cybele, whose rites were accompanied with noisy music and wild dances:—Eng.