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👧 A girl's name 🕵️‍♀️ A female go-between 📖 A Spanish play
Celestina

Celestina

9.9
A woman who secretly arranges meetings or relationships for her own gain
  • proper noun
  • NSFW
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  • "After all, Celestina uses women for personal gain just as men traditionally did.

Examples

  • His evaluation characterizes Celestina's main role as procuress.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Regarding Claudina, we can only say that, according to Celestina, she was accused of being a witch.

    Academic text (2001)

  • We and Parmeno know about Claudina only what Celestina wants us to know.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The first glimpse of Celestina reveals her promoting lust by counseling Elicia to hide Crito as Sempronio approaches.

    Academic text (2001)

  • In the story, Celestina cleverly manipulates the desires of others to fulfill her own ambitions.

  • Celestina acts as a go-between for lovers, exploiting their feelings for personal gain.

  • The character of Celestina embodies the archetype of a scheming procuress in Spanish literature.

Surface Forms

Celestina main

Etymology

Celestina is used for a scheming female go-between because of a famous character named Celestina in an old Spanish story who secretly arranged lovers and took money. So calling someone a Celestina means she is a secretive matchmaker or procuress.