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corybantic (kor-i-BAN-tik) adjective
Wild; frenzied; uncontrolled. [After Corybant, an ancient priest of Phrygian goddess Cybele, who performed wild ecstatic dances in her worship.] "The radio is nothing but a conduit through which pre-fabricated din can flow into our homes. And this din goes far deeper, of course, than the eardrums. It penetrates the mind, filling it with a babble of distractions, blasts of corybantic or sentimental music, continually repeated doses of drama that bring no catharsis, but usually create a craving for daily or even hourly emotional enemas." Aldous Huxley, On Silence, 1946. This week's theme: eponyms. Today's AWAD is sponsored by NannyTax, Inc., offering on-line tax preparation and payroll tax compliance services to employers of domestic help. Please visit http://www.nannytax.com AND Clean Air Gardening. Environmentally friendly lawn and garden supplies. Free US shipping! $5 off with online coupon: AWAD. http://www.cleanairgardening.com ............................................................................ There is a word sweeter than mother, home or heaven -- That word is liberty. -Epitaph on the grave of Matilda Joslyn Gage, suffragist, abolitionist (1826-1898) Q: Tomorrow is my friend's birthday and I forgot to send her a gift. Help! A: Give the gift of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day at http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html . It is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year long, and beyond. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/corybantic.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/corybantic.ram
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