Definition of Corybants

1. Proper noun. (plural of Corybant) ¹

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Definition of Corybants

1. corybant [n] - See also: corybant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corybants

corvid
corvids
corvina
corvinas
corvine
corvine bird
corvorant
corvorants
corvuses
corvusite
cory
corybant
corybantes
corybantiasm
corybantic
corybants
corydaline
corydalines
corydalis
corydalises
corydoras
corylophyline
coryluses
corymb
corymbed
corymbiferous
corymbiform
corymbose
corymbose syphilid
corymbosely

Literary usage of Corybants

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1916)
"... and the owl Gave voice unto the wizardry of light ; While in some dim-lit chancel of the night, Shouts to the goddess, wolfish corybants Intoned their ..."

2. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1901)
"... boon of im- 1 We shall limit ourselves to three Mysteries, the Eleusinian, the Orphic, and the Bacchic, omitting those of the Corybants, of Aphrodite, ..."

3. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1906)
"... ears like the clang of the cymbals of the Corybants, and they can hear nothing else." Thus you not only awaken a new interest, you arouse a higher life. ..."

4. Euripides by Euripides (1912)
"... 120 О bower of the Babe Zeus' birth, [glancing Where the Corybants, dancing with helm-crests Through the dark halls under the earth, This timbrel found ..."

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