corybante
French, noun/kɔ.ʁi.bɑ̃t/
corybante is spelled C-O-R-Y-B-A-N-T-E (9 letters). Corybante is a French masculine noun meaning “Korybant (any of a group of crested male dancers who worshipped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Prêtre de la déesse Cybèle”.
What does corybante mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineKorybant (any of a group of crested male dancers who worshipped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prêtre de la déesse Cybèle. 2. Admirateur zélé qui ne contrôle pas ses manifestations d’enthousiasme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of corybante
- corybantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corybante?
- /kɔ.ʁi.bɑ̃t/
- \kɔ.ʁi.bɑ̃t\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.