Incubus
61incubus — (IN kyoo bus) [Latin] A male evil spirit said to have sexual congress with women in their sleep, or one who troubles people while they sleep; a nightmare. Anything that oppresses or disturbs like a nightmare. See also succubus …
62incubus — [ ɪŋkjʊbəs] noun (plural incubi bʌɪ) 1》 a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women. 2》 archaic a nightmare. Origin ME: late L. form of L. incubo nightmare , from incubare (see incubate) …
63incubus — n. 1. Nightmare. 2. Demon of nightmare, nightmare fiend. 3. Encumbrance, clog, impediment, oppression, load, burden, hindrance, drag weight, dead weight …
64incubus — noun (C) 1 someone or something that causes a lot of worries 2 a male devil that is supposed to have sex with a sleeping woman compare succubus 3 literary a bad dream; nightmare (1) …
65incubus — n 1. demon, fiend, evil spirit, devil, ca codemon; ghoul, vampire, werewolf, lycanthrope, Fr. loup garou; goblin, hobgoblin, gremlin; banshee. 2. nightmare, succubus; night horror, bad dream, haunting fear, dread; chimera, phantasmagoria. 3.… …
66incubus — in·cu·bus …
67incubus — in•cu•bus [[t]ˈɪn kyə bəs, ˈɪŋ [/t]] n. pl. bi [[t] ˌbaɪ[/t]] bus•es 1) an evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, esp. one fabled to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women Compare succubus 1) 2) nightmare 3) something that… …
68incubus — n. (pl. bi ) nightmare ; burden; oppression; Medicine, nightmare; demon taking on male form to have sexual intercourse with a woman in her sleep …
69Incubus — A male demon which seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women. Such a union produces witches, demons and deformed children. See Succubus …
The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
70incubus — n. (pl. incubuses or incubi) 1 an evil spirit supposed to descend on sleeping persons. 2 a nightmare. 3 a person or thing that oppresses like a nightmare. Etymology: ME f. LL, = L incubo nightmare (as INCUBATE) …
