| Pronunciation: | | 'sukyubus
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men |
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| | Synonyms: | | succuba |
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| | See Also: | | daemon, daimon, demon, devil, fiend |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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