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Showing words for BANSHEE using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Banshee
[1] (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.
[2] (in Irish folklore) a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death
Words related to Banshee
phantom, devil, demon, soul, shadow, specter, vision, vampire, apparition, spook, appearance, visitor, spirit, revenant, doppelganger, phantasm, kelpie, haunt, bogeyman, bogey
Words nearby Banshee
banquet room, banquette, banquo, bans, bansela, banshee, banstead, bant, bantam, bantam work, bantamweight
Origin of Banshee
1765–75; < Irish bean sīdhe woman of a fairy mound; see sídh
Word origin for Banshee
C18: from Irish Gaelic bean sídhe , literally: woman of the fairy mound
Synonyms for Banshee
Doppelganger, apparition, appearance, demon, kelpie, phantasm, phantom, revenant, specter, spirit, spook, vision, visitor, haunter