Incubus vs. Succubus
Incubus and Succubus Definitions
Incubus
An evil spirit supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep.
Succubus
A female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps.
Incubus
A nightmare.
Succubus
An evil spirit; a demon.
Incubus
An oppressive or nightmarish burden.
Succubus
(medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.
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Incubus
(medieval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
Succubus
A strumpet, whore or prostitute.
Incubus
A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.
Succubus
A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Cf. Incubus.
Incubus
(by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
Succubus
The nightmare. See Nightmare, 2.
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Incubus
(entomology) One of various of parasitic insects, especially subfamily Aphidiinae.
Succubus
A female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
Incubus
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.
Incubus
The nightmare. See Nightmare.
Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it.
Incubus
Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties.
Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey.
Incubus
A male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
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Incubus
A situation resembling a terrifying dream
Incubus
Someone who depresses or worries others
