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INCUBUSES
Noun
incubuses
plural of incubus
Source: Wiktionary
INCUBUS
In"cu*bus, n.; pl. E. Incubuses, L. Incubi. Etym: [L., the nightmare. Cf. Incubate.]
1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. Tylor. The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved. Lecky.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The nightmare. See Nightmare. Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it. Burton.
3. Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties. Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey. J. L. Farley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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