banshee

or ban·shie

[ ban-shee, ban-shee ]

/ ˈbæn ʃi, bænˈʃi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR banshee ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

(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.

Origin of banshee

1765–75; <Irish bean sīdhe woman of a fairy mound; see sídh

Words nearby banshee

banquet room, banquette, Banquo, bans, bansela, banshee, Banstead, bant, bantam, bantamweight, Bantam work

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Example sentences from the Web for banshee

When the sheriff-to-be is killed, the man assumes his identity, Lucas Hood, and becomes the new Sheriff of Banshee.
‘Banshee,’ Cinemax’s Deliciously Over-the-Top Carnival of Sex and Violence, Is Must-See TV|Marlow Stern|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first season of Banshee, meanwhile, was completely outrageous (in a good way).
‘Banshee,’ Cinemax’s Deliciously Over-the-Top Carnival of Sex and Violence, Is Must-See TV|Marlow Stern|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Among the ruins is a small vaulted chamber in which, it is believed by a great many folk around about, a banshee resides.
Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2|M.F and B. McM. Mansfield
A Welsh death-portent often confused with the gwrach y Rhibyn and banshee is the cyhyraeth, the groaning spirit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

Here in the little sheltered hollow no goblins gibbered, no banshee wailed in the wet wood.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard
If a member of an Irish family dies abroad, the Banshee notifies his misfortune at home.
The Ghost World|T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton) Dyer
When more than one banshee is present, and they wail and sing in chorus, it is for the death of some holy or great one.
A Critic in Pall Mall|Oscar Wilde

British Dictionary definitions for banshee

banshee

/ (ˈbænʃiː, bænˈʃiː) /

noun

(in Irish folklore) a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death

Word Origin for banshee

C18: from Irish Gaelic bean sídhe, literally: woman of the fairy mound

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	banshee
释义	banshee or ban·shie [ ban-shee, ban-shee ] / ˈbæn ʃi, bænˈʃi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR banshee ON THESAURUS.COM noun (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. Origin of banshee 1765–75; <Irish bean sīdhe woman of a fairy mound; see sídh Words nearby banshee banquet room, banquette, Banquo, bans, bansela, banshee, Banstead, bant, bantam, bantamweight, Bantam work Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for banshee When the sheriff-to-be is killed, the man assumes his identity, Lucas Hood, and becomes the new Sheriff of Banshee. ‘Banshee,’ Cinemax’s Deliciously Over-the-Top Carnival of Sex and Violence, Is Must-See TV\|Marlow Stern\|January 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The first season of Banshee, meanwhile, was completely outrageous (in a good way). ‘Banshee,’ Cinemax’s Deliciously Over-the-Top Carnival of Sex and Violence, Is Must-See TV\|Marlow Stern\|January 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Among the ruins is a small vaulted chamber in which, it is believed by a great many folk around about, a banshee resides. Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2\|M.F and B. McM. Mansfield A Welsh death-portent often confused with the gwrach y Rhibyn and banshee is the cyhyraeth, the groaning spirit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3\|Various Here in the little sheltered hollow no goblins gibbered, no banshee wailed in the wet wood. Old Plymouth Trails\|Winthrop Packard If a member of an Irish family dies abroad, the Banshee notifies his misfortune at home. The Ghost World\|T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton) Dyer When more than one banshee is present, and they wail and sing in chorus, it is for the death of some holy or great one. A Critic in Pall Mall\|Oscar Wilde British Dictionary definitions for banshee banshee / (ˈbænʃiː, bænˈʃiː) / noun (in Irish folklore) a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death Word Origin for banshee C18: from Irish Gaelic bean sídhe, literally: woman of the fairy mound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to banshee phantom, devil, demon, soul, shadow, specter, vision, vampire, apparition, spook, appearance, visitor, spirit, revenant, doppelganger, phantasm, kelpie, haunt, bogeyman, bogey
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banshee

or ban·shie

noun

Origin of banshee

Words nearby banshee

Example sentences from the Web for banshee

British Dictionary definitions for banshee

noun

Word Origin for banshee

Words related to banshee