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banshie
ban·shee also ban·shie B0064600 (băn′shē)n. A female spirit in Gaelic folklore believed to presage, by wailing, a death in a family.
[Irish Gaelic bean sídhe, woman of the fairies, banshee : bean, woman (from Old Irish ben; see gwen- in Indo-European roots) + sídhe, fairy (from Old Irish síde, genitive of síd, fairy mound; see sed- in Indo-European roots).]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  banshie - (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending deathbansheefolklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a cultureEmerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Irelanddisembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings |
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Synonyms for banshienoun (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending deathSynonymsRelated Words- folklore
- Emerald Isle
- Hibernia
- Ireland
- disembodied spirit
- spirit
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