incubus

incubus
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. burden, load, care, anxiety, pressure, stress; oppression, weight, strain, tax, affliction, cross, trouble, trial, sorrow; encumbrance, dead weight, drag, impediment, handicap, millstone around one's neck, hindrance, Archaic. fardel.

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  • Incubus — Основная информация …   Википедия

  • Incubus — In cu*bus, n.; pl. E. {Incubuses}, L. {Incubi}. [L., the nightmare. Cf. {Incubate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. Tylor. [1913 Webster] The devils who appeared… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Incubus — puede referirse a: Íncubo, un demonio masculino (contraparte masculina del Súcubo). También puede referirse a: Incubus, banda de rock californiana. Incubus, película de terror. Esta página de desambiguación cat …   Wikipedia Español

  • Incŭbus — (Incubo), 1) Beischläfer; 2) so v.w. Faun, weil die Alten glaubten, er pflege verbotene Liebe mit den Frauen; 3) bes. in der Hexensprache ein Teufel, der mit einer Hexe Buhlerei trieb; 4) so v.w. Alp; 5) Päderast …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Incubus — Incubus, lat., Hauskobold; Alp. s. Alpdrücken …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • incubus — index weight (burden) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Incubus — vgl. Inkubus …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • incubus — (n.) c.1200, from L.L. (Augustine), from L. incubo nightmare, one who lies down on (the sleeper), from incubare to lie upon (see INCUBATE (Cf. incubate)). Plural is incubi. In the Middle Ages their existence was recognized by law …   Etymology dictionary

  • incubus — meaning ‘a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women’ and hence ‘a nightmare’, has the plural form incubuses …   Modern English usage

  • incubus — [n] evil spirit demon, devil, fiend, goblin, hobgoblin, nightmare, succuba, succubus; concepts 370,412 …   New thesaurus

  • incubus — ► NOUN (pl. incubi) 1) a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women. 2) archaic a nightmare. ORIGIN Latin incubo nightmare , from incubare lie on …   English terms dictionary

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