Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Latin plural of
incubus .
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- noun Plural form of
incubus .
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Examples
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In the medieval Christian church, nuns and priests sometimes reported that demons, called incubi and succubi, had sex with them while they were sleeping, Dr. Barrett says.
If You Dream About the Boss... Elizabeth Bernstein 2011
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The succubus and the incubus (the latter being more common) were adopted by Ch.istendom; St. Augustine (_De Civitate Dei_, Bk. XV, Ch. XXIII) said that the wicked assaults of sylvans and fauns, otherwise called incubi, on women, are so generally affirmed that it would be impudent to deny them.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Havelock Ellis 1899
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When they were male, they were called incubi; and when female, succubi.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Charles Mackay 1851
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When they were male, they were called incubi; and when female, succubi.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 Charles Mackay 1851
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Stories of the nocturnal visits of these mysterious ghostly "incubi" are on record in great number and variety, both in European and Oriental tradition and legend.
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I thought incubi and succubi worked together to get women pregnant.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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If you would like to avoid the fate she has foreseen, my mistress would like to give you the opportunity to come and work for her as the Grand Madam of her succubae and incubi.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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Monsters, incubi and superhero suits in the rural badlands of Montana!
DC Comics for May 2008 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Rusalkas (Russian), lamias (Greek), succubi and incubi, dhampirs (Balkan) and sirens are just an example of creatures that take something permanent from you, often through seduction.
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If you would like to avoid the fate she has foreseen, my mistress would like to give you the opportunity to come and work for her as the Grand Madam of her succubae and incubi.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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