About The Word Incubus

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Incubus

Incubus Meaning & Definition
Incubus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Incubus?

[n] a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
[n] someone who depresses or worries others
[n] a situation resembling a terrifying dream

Synonyms | Synonyms for Incubus: nightmare

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See Also | daemon | daimon | demon | devil | disagreeable person | fiend | situation | state of affairs | unpleasant person

Incubus In Webster's Dictionary

\In"cu*bus\, n.; pl. E. {Incubuses}, L. {Incubi}. [L., the nightmare. Cf. {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 form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved. --Lecky. 2. (Med.) The nightmare. See {Nightmare}. Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it. --Burton. 3. 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. --J. L. Farley.

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