SUCCUBI

SUCCUBUS

succubus, succuba

(noun) a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

succubi

plural of succubus

Source: Wiktionary


SUCCUBUS

Suc"cu*bus, n.; pl. Succubi. Etym: [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.)

Definition: The nightmare. See Nightmare, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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