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- 1. (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of a death in a house: "the little girl dropped her ice cream and began to howl like a banshee"
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A banshee ( / ˈbænʃiː / BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí, from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound " or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, [1] usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening.
The meaning of BANSHEE is a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die. How to use banshee in a sentence.
BANSHEE definition: 1. a female spirit in traditional Irish stories whose crying sound tells you that someone in your…. Learn more.
Jun 21, 2024 · A banshee is a supernatural being from Gaelic (a.k.a. Goidelic) Celtic folklore that takes the form of a shrieking—or sometimes singing—woman. Often associated with particular families, banshees warn of the impending death of someone in a household.
A banshee is a mythological creature that appears in Irish folklore and fairy tales. Banshees are female spirits that supposedly wail just before a family member dies.
Jun 21, 2024 · banshee, (“woman of the fairies”) supernatural being in Irish and other Celtic folklore whose mournful “keening,” or wailing screaming or lamentation, at night was believed to foretell the death of a member of the family of the person who heard the spirit.
BANSHEE meaning: 1. a female spirit in traditional Irish stories whose crying sound tells you that someone in your…. Learn more.
Banshee definition: (in Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die.. See examples of BANSHEE used in a sentence.
Definition of banshee noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The banshee is a mythical creature with its roots in Celtic mythology. In Irish folklore, the banshee is known as the “bean-sidhe,” which translates to “woman of the fairy mound.” According to legend, the banshee is a female spirit who appears to foretell the death of a family member.
