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Meaning of SUCCUBUS

Pronunciation:  'sukyubus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
 
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 Synonyms: succuba
 
 See Also: daemon, daimon, demon, devil, fiend

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Suc"cu*bus\, n.; pl. {Succubi}. [See {Succuba}.]
1. A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed
   to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a
   succuba. Cf. {Incubus}.
2. (Med.) The nightmare. See {Nightmare}, 2.
 

 

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