Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word SUCCUBUS

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Definitions of SUCCUBUS

1. A strumpet, whore or prostitute.
2. (medieval folklore) 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.

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Examples of Using SUCCUBUS in a Sentence

• A succubus (: succubi) is a female demon or supernatural entity in folklores who appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity.
• According to Nicolas Rémy, in his work Daemonolatreiae libri tres the succubus Abrahel appeared in Dalhem in the year 1581.
• The story combines several major legendary themes, such as the Nereids, Naiad, water nymph or mermaid, the earth being (terroir), the genius loci or guardian spirit of a location, the succubus who comes from the diabolical world to unite carnally with a man, or the banshee or harbinger of death.
• An incubus (: incubi) is a male demon in human form in folklore that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus.
• Rusalka, in Slavic mythology, a female ghost, water nymph, succubus or mermaid-like demon that dwells in a waterway, sometimes luring handsome men to their deaths.
• Their debut album, Fetisch and the singles "Qual" and "Incubus Succubus II" were released in 1983, all three making the UK Indie Charts, even though the band wrote and performed in German.
• This is very Edgar Allan Poe in style, and leaves one thinking that, despite the character's inner agonies, he is really a welcome submissive who readily enjoys the terrible highs and lows of his relationship with this alluring and filthy succubus.
• According to Murata, he felt Morrigan did a great job "playing out the seductive succubus role", while Yasuda expressed he was pleased with the results as it provided Capcom with a character they could use again and again in other titles.
• In 2008 Hendrix appeared in two episodes of the single-season ABC Family show The Middleman as Roxy Wasserman, a succubus who works as a fashion designer.
• It is usually thought that individuals who make a pact also promise to demons that they will kill children or consecrate them to the devil at the moment of birth (many midwives were accused of this, due to the number of children who died at birth in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance), take part in Witches' Sabbaths, have sexual relations with demons, and sometimes engender children from a succubus, or an incubus in the case of women.
• In the Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology the cambion is again said to be the direct offspring of the incubus and the succubus, forgoing any need for human involvement.
• Randi's curse draws the attention of various supernatural creatures: another werewolf, spirit possession, succubus, a possessed bookstore, a bogeyman, an evil carnival, a Guy Fawkes spirit, a killer horseman, in a small town, zombies who ultimately confront Randi in her werewolf form (Diane Youdale).
• Satana Hellstrom: The daughter of the high-level demon Marduk Kurios and a mortal woman, Satana is a high-ranking sorceress and succubus, stealing the souls of others to strengthen her life-force.
• Sarah kills Nancy in self-defense, while Jake overpowers the succubus and arrives in time to save Nancy from Asmodeus himself next, but the demon defeats him, leaving them alive only on the promise that it will be indifferent for his plans.
• Honoré de Balzac's early 1800s short story "The Succubus" concerns a 1271 trial of a she-devil succubus in the guise of a woman, who, amongst other things, could use her hair to entangle victims.
• Where do we read of a he-devil or she-devil, called incubus or succubus, that useth generation or copulation?.
• It had several alternative titles in English-speaking territories, including The Devil Walks at Midnight, Succubus, Vampire Playgirls, Satan's Playthings, and Castle of Death.
• Generous, the sceptic, is confuted, and now witchcraft lore fills his mind as truth: he can now imagine that he has often slept with a succubus, left by his side while she has been out with her fellow witches.
• A conceited and spiteful cheerleader who often browbeats and dominates her weak-willed best friend (played by Amanda Seyfried), and who becomes possessed by a succubus, killing and cannibalising her male classmates, after being sacrificed in a dark magic ritual.
• "The Celibate Succubus: Barton Paul Levenson" Book Signing at Rickert and Beagle Books, Dormont, Pennsylvania, November 16, 2013 "Barton Paul Levenson Book Signing" – YouTube.

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