‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. Ka`beiroi. ] (Myth.) Certain deities originally worshiped with mystical rites by the Pelasgians in Lemnos and Samothrace and afterwards throughout Greece; -- also called sons of Hephæstus (or Vulcan), as being masters of the art of working metals. [ Written also Cabeiri. ] Liddell & Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Cabiric. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. Cabirique ] Of or pertaining to the Cabiri, or to their mystical worship. [ Written also Cabiritic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]