Crossword clues for succubus
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Succubus \Suc"cu*bus\, n.; pl. Succubi. [See Succuba.]
A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Cf. Incubus.
(Med.) The nightmare. See Nightmare, 2.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., alteration (after incubus, giving a masc. form to a word generally felt as of female meaning) of Late Latin succuba "strumpet," applied to a fiend (generally in female form) having sexual connection with men in their sleep, from succubare "to lie under," from sub- "under" (see sub-) + cubare "to lie down" (see cubicle). Related: Succubine (adj.).
Wiktionary
n. 1 A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death. 2 A strumpet, whore or prostitute.
WordNet
Wikipedia
A succubus is a demon in female form or supernatural entity in folklore (traced back to medieval legend) that appears in dreams and takes the form of a woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. The male counterpart is the incubus. Religious traditions hold that repeated sexual activity with a succubus may result in the deterioration of health or even death.
In modern representations, a succubus may or may not appear in dreams and is often depicted as a highly attractive seductress or enchantress; whereas, in the past, succubi were generally depicted as frightening and demonic.
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a succubus is a female demon, or, under 4th edition rules, a devil. The objective of succubi is to tempt men to have sex with them. They do this for their own purposes, and it typically yields a dead mortal or a pleased demon lord (in some cases, when succubi are used as assassins, both ends result). The male equivalent is an incubus.
A succubus is a type of female demon said to initiate sexual intercourse on males.
Succubus may also refer to:
Succubus is a 1968 West German horror film directed by Jesús Franco. The original German title translates as Necronomicon - Dreamt Sin. The film stars Janine Reynaud as Lorna Green, a performer a nightclub who performs acts that involve erotically charged sadomasochistic murders. It is suggested that Lorna may be under mind control by a man who might be Satan ( Michel Lemoine) which draws her to a night in the future when she actually begins to kill people.
Succubus was Franco's first film made entirely outside of Spain. During production, the German backers for the film fell out leading to the producer contacting Pier A. Caminnecci to finance the film.
Usage examples of "succubus".
She would come to him at night not as a succubus but seeking instruction, perhaps to carry back to her nest - wherever in the Parish it was - something of his desire to bring her to Christ: a scapular medal, a memorized verse from the New Testament, a partial indulgence, a penance.
He was worried about the exact anatomy of incubi and succubi, and he worried if it was proper to take communion on Friday since, by the unquestionable doctrine of transubstantiation, the baked wheat flour of the Host and the wine, after being taken, were transmuted into the body and blood of Christ.
Look you how he has made his way into your midst, seducing your own son, Abel Veritt, with one of his succubi.
Huge batlike wings unfolded behind her and the succubus hovered, laughing at him, her open mouth revealing horrid fangs that would have punctured his neck.
In some extraordinary way she put him in mind, as she lay there, of a succubus, or the rakshas of Indian mythology.
Absurdly, I wondered whether the Chumash First People and Sky Coyote had gotten the idea from the parading succubi.
He sounded imper vious to pain, disconcertion, alarm, or any of the other emotions she carried on her tired back like succubi.
He drifted upon a silver barge on the town's circular canal, taking with him a courtesan, a catamite, a succubus, a bowl of smouldering dream-leaf and a jug of his favorite wine, which renewed itself as rapidly as its master.
Rome dispatched an exorcist to uproot their torment, but the sticky demons mocked his incantations: he, himself, was visited by a succubus of such seductive talent that upon awakening he packed his exorcisory tools and returned to the Vatican.
First, whether the abominable heresies can be multiplied throughout the world by those who give themselves to Incubi and Succubi.
Because the people in our society who go to succubi and incubi are generally out for a cheap thrill, they're often the people who go after other thrills.
Unlike the Medvamp protesters, the succubi and incubi didn't cany signs or chant slogans.
Because the people in our society who go to succubi and incubi are generaUy out for a cheap thrill, the/re often the people who go after other thrills.
That's why they used to say that succubi and incubuses killed their victims.
They were as seductive as incubuses and succubuses, but as fragile as spiderwebs.