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corybantiasm

corybantiasm noun: a kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and lack of sleep.

Noun

corybantiasm (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and lack of sleep.

Origin of corybantiasm

From Ancient Greek κορυβαντιασμός (korubantiasmós), from Κορύβας (Korúbas).

Questions about corybantiasm

What does corybantiasm mean?
Corybantiasm means a kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and lack of sleep.
What part of speech is corybantiasm?
Corybantiasm is a noun.

Words near corybantiasm in the dictionary

  1. cory
  2. Cory's shearwater
  3. Corybant
  4. Corybantes
  5. Corybantian
  6. corybantiasm
  7. corybantic
  8. corybantine
  9. corybantism
  10. Corybants
  11. Corybas

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