Cabiri
Pronunciation : Ca*bi"ri
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [ NL., fr. Gr. Ka`beiroi.] (Myth.)
Definition : Defn: Certain deities originally worshiped with mystical rites by the Pelasgians in Lemnos and Samothrace and afterwards throughout Greece; -- also called sons of Heph?stus (or Vulcan), as being masters of the art of working metals. [Written also Cabeiri.] Liddell & Scott.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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