Corybant

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corybant \Cor"y*bant\ (k?r"?-b?nt), n.; pl. E. {Corybants}
     (-b?nts), oftener L. {Corybantes} (-b?n"t?z). [L. Corybas,
     Gr. Kory`bas.]
     One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the
     Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.
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