1) Anything burdensome 2) Burden 3) Certain demon 4) Christian mythology 5) Daemon 6) Daimon 7) Demon 8) Demon in Christianity 9) Devil 10) Fiend 11) Medieval evil spirit 12) Night demon 13) Nightmare 14) Nocturnal demon 15) Nocturnal demonic visitor
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1) Demon 2) Nightmare
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the male Elemental called into existence by sexual passion and lust. The female is called the Succubus.
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An incubus (nominal form constructed from the Latin verb, incubo, incubare, or `to lie upon`) is a demon in male form who, according to a number of mythological and legendary traditions, lies upon sleepers, especially women, in order to have sexual intercourse with them. Its female counterpart is the succubus. An incubus may pursue sexual relati.....
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nightmare; burden
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• (n.) Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties. • (n.) A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. • (n.) The nightmare. See Nightmare.
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demon in male form that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus. In ... [3 related articles]
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In the popular belief of the Middle Ages in Europe, a male demon who had sexual intercourse with women in their sleep. Supposedly the women then gave birth to witches and demons. Succubus is the...
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Origin: L, the nightmare. Cf. Incubate. ... 1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. 'The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved.' (Lecky) ... 2. <medicine> The nightmare...
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A nightmare, especially one where you are so frightened that you cannot react - A distressing illness that comes on at night such as acute heart failure, asthma, gout etc - A demon taking on male form to have sexual intercourse with a woman in her sleep
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Male astral entities that try to engage in sexual activities with humans. Plural Incubi.
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In'cu·bus noun ;
plural English
Incubuses , Latin
Incubi . [ Latin , the nightmare. Confer
Incubate .]
1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night.
Tylor. « The devils who appeared in the female fo...
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A male demonic creature who feeds upon the life essence of living beings.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: in′kū-bŭs Definitions: 1. Originally, an evil spirit that would lie on and oppress sleeping people; especially, a male spirit that copulated with sleeping women.
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In folk-lore, the Incubus were male spirits who raped women during their sleep, producing Witches and Demons as offspring.
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n] - someone who depresses or worries others 2. [n] - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
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incubus Something which paid visits to people in nightmares and that was supposed to be an evil spirit who lay oppressively upon the sleepers. It is said to apply to any oppressive burden.
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In the popular belief of the Middle Ages in Europe, a male demon who had sexual intercourse with women in their sleep. Supposedly the women then gave birth to witches and demons. Succubus is the female equivalent
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An incubus is a male evil spirit that copulates with women in their sleep. See also succubus. Modern theories for the origins of this belief often cite a medieval "preoccupation" with sin (and sex) and the need the "explain" sexual dreams or nocturnal emissions.
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an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, esp. one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Cf. succubus (def. 1). · a nightmare. · something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare.
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