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Sep. 07, 2016
corybantic\kawr-uh-BAN-tik, kor-\adjective
1. frenzied; agitated; unrestrained.
2. (initial capital letter) of or relating to a Corybant.
QuotesFrom outside we hear a confused shouting that grows louder and
louder, and suddenly the shrine is invaded by a throng of corybantic
worshipers. They rush to the altar, they tear off one another's aprons
and fling them in a mounting pile at the foot of the Arch-Vicar's
throne.
-- Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence, 1948
Origin of corybanticCorybantic derives from Corybant, the name for an
ancient Phrygian priest of Cybele or any of the spirits or secondary
divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing. It entered
English in the mid-1600s.More From Dictionary.comSubmit a favorite word
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