incubusn.

/ˈɪnkjuːbəs/

Forms: Also 1500s Scottish incobus. plural incubi /-baɪ/; also 1600s–1800s incubuses, 1700s incubus's, incubusses, (1800s incubus).

Etymology: late Latin incubus (Augustine) = classical Latin incubo nightmare; in the middle ages often represented as a malignant demon who lay upon men and women; < Latin incubāre to lie upon. Compare French incube (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

1. A feigned evil spirit or demon (originating in personified representations of the nightmare) supposed to descend upon persons in their sleep, and especially to seek carnal intercourse with women. In the Middle Ages, their existence was recognized by the ecclesiastical and civil law.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > incubus or succubus

incubusc1275

succubusa1387

incuby?1507

succuba1587

succube1721

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 7876 Heo beoð ihaten ful iwis incubii [c1300 Otho incubi] demones..monine mon on sweuene ofte heo swencheð.

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 8088 Þise spyrites do women schame; Incuby demones ys cald þer name, ffendes in bedde..þat many woman han forlayn.

c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale 24 Wommen may go saufly vp and doun..Ther is noon oother Incubus but he And he ne wol doon hem but dishonour.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 419 That fend þat gooþ a nyȝt, Wommen wel ofte to begile, Incubus hatte be ryȝt.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 221 Marling also wes in tha samin dais Into Britane..Ane incobus with subtill sorcerie.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft ii. ix. 33 They [sc. witches] vse venerie with a diuell called Incubus.

a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) ii. ii. 61 Leonora,..Ile sooner claspe an Incubus, or hugg A forekd tongud adder.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd ii. 152 Belial the dis[s]olutest Spirit that fell, The sensuallest, and after Asmodai The fleshliest Incubus .

1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 12 421 Angels, Incubusses, Saints jostle in his song.

1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind i. 7 The evil demons who trouble people in their sleep, the Incubi and Succubi.

attributive.a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) x. iii. 465 He that allows himself in any sin..does..entertain an incubus Damon.1674 Govt. Tongue v. §2. 120 A sort of incubus brats, the infamous progenies of the lying spirit.

2. A feeling of oppression during sleep, as of some heavy weight on the chest and stomach; the nightmare.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > nightmare or nocturnal demon

mareeOE

nightmarec1300

witch1440

night fury1552

incubus1561

night spirit1562

hag1598

ephialtes1601

tenebrio1656

night spectre1707

nocturnal1861

witch-riding1883

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [noun] > nightmare or incubus

mareeOE

incubus1561

nightmare1562

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [noun] > feeling of oppression during sleep

incubus1561

1561 J. Hollybush tr. H. Brunschwig Most Excellent Homish Apothecarye f. 10 The disease called Incubus that is the Mare whych is a sycknesse or fantasye oppressinge a man in his slepe.

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. iv. sig. H4 Then death, like to a stifling Incubus, Lie on my bosome.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iii. ii. 123 Such as are troubled with Incubus, or witch ridden, as we call it, if they lie on their backs.

1753 J. Bond (title) Essay on the Incubus or Night-mare.

a1834 C. Lamb Hypochond. 30 Night-riding Incubi Troubling the fantasy.

a1862 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) III. v. 472 The dire superstition which sits like an incubus upon them.

3. A person or thing that weighs upon and oppresses like a nightmare.

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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [noun] > one who or that which harasses

pursuera1382

running sore1453

pesta1522

gall1537

grater1549

plaguer1598

afflicter1600

inflicter1605

a thorn in the flesh or side1611

incubus1648

cumber1669

harasser1707

scunner1796

tin kettle1796

pester1810

pesterer1824

baitera1845

pestilence1886

nudnik1916

1648 C. Walker Relations & Observ. i. 19 Look to it therefore ye state Incubi.

1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. a3 Worldly designes..are..the Incubusses of Conscience.

1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 94 The many years preaching of such an incumbent, I may say, such an incubus oft times.

1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm x. 262 The church of England..fainting under the incubus of false doctrine, and a secular spirit.

1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi Pref. 10 The great fact that the Americans have rid themselves of the incubus of slavery.

1875 A. Maclaren Serm. 2nd Ser. vi. 123 Free from the incubus of evil habits.

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单词	incubus
释义	incubusn. /ˈɪnkjuːbəs/ Forms: Also 1500s Scottish incobus. plural incubi /-baɪ/; also 1600s–1800s incubuses, 1700s incubus's, incubusses, (1800s incubus). Etymology: late Latin incubus (Augustine) = classical Latin incubo nightmare; in the middle ages often represented as a malignant demon who lay upon men and women; < Latin incubāre to lie upon. Compare French incube (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. A feigned evil spirit or demon (originating in personified representations of the nightmare) supposed to descend upon persons in their sleep, and especially to seek carnal intercourse with women. In the Middle Ages, their existence was recognized by the ecclesiastical and civil law. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > incubus or succubus incubusc1275 succubusa1387 incuby?1507 succuba1587 succube1721 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 7876 Heo beoð ihaten ful iwis incubii [c1300 Otho incubi] demones..monine mon on sweuene ofte heo swencheð. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 8088 Þise spyrites do women schame; Incuby demones ys cald þer name, ffendes in bedde..þat many woman han forlayn. c1386 G. Chaucer Wife of Bath's Tale 24 Wommen may go saufly vp and doun..Ther is noon oother Incubus but he And he ne wol doon hem but dishonour. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 419 That fend þat gooþ a nyȝt, Wommen wel ofte to begile, Incubus hatte be ryȝt. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 221 Marling also wes in tha samin dais Into Britane..Ane incobus with subtill sorcerie. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft ii. ix. 33 They [sc. witches] vse venerie with a diuell called Incubus. a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) ii. ii. 61 Leonora,..Ile sooner claspe an Incubus, or hugg A forekd tongud adder. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd ii. 152 Belial the dis[s]olutest Spirit that fell, The sensuallest, and after Asmodai The fleshliest Incubus . View more context for this quotation 1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 12 421 Angels, Incubusses, Saints jostle in his song. 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind i. 7 The evil demons who trouble people in their sleep, the Incubi and Succubi. attributive.a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) x. iii. 465 He that allows himself in any sin..does..entertain an incubus Damon.1674 Govt. Tongue v. §2. 120 A sort of incubus brats, the infamous progenies of the lying spirit. 2. A feeling of oppression during sleep, as of some heavy weight on the chest and stomach; the nightmare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > nightmare or nocturnal demon mareeOE nightmarec1300 witch1440 night fury1552 incubus1561 night spirit1562 hag1598 ephialtes1601 tenebrio1656 night spectre1707 nocturnal1861 witch-riding1883 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [noun] > nightmare or incubus mareeOE incubus1561 nightmare1562 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [noun] > feeling of oppression during sleep incubus1561 1561 J. Hollybush tr. H. Brunschwig Most Excellent Homish Apothecarye f. 10 The disease called Incubus that is the Mare whych is a sycknesse or fantasye oppressinge a man in his slepe. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. iv. sig. H4 Then death, like to a stifling Incubus, Lie on my bosome. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iii. ii. 123 Such as are troubled with Incubus, or witch ridden, as we call it, if they lie on their backs. 1753 J. Bond (title) Essay on the Incubus or Night-mare. a1834 C. Lamb Hypochond. 30 Night-riding Incubi Troubling the fantasy. a1862 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) III. v. 472 The dire superstition which sits like an incubus upon them. 3. A person or thing that weighs upon and oppresses like a nightmare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [noun] > one who or that which harasses pursuera1382 running sore1453 pesta1522 gall1537 grater1549 plaguer1598 afflicter1600 inflicter1605 a thorn in the flesh or side1611 incubus1648 cumber1669 harasser1707 scunner1796 tin kettle1796 pester1810 pesterer1824 baitera1845 pestilence1886 nudnik1916 1648 C. Walker Relations & Observ. i. 19 Look to it therefore ye state Incubi. 1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes Pref. sig. a3 Worldly designes..are..the Incubusses of Conscience. 1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 94 The many years preaching of such an incumbent, I may say, such an incubus oft times. 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm x. 262 The church of England..fainting under the incubus of false doctrine, and a secular spirit. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi Pref. 10 The great fact that the Americans have rid themselves of the incubus of slavery. 1875 A. Maclaren Serm. 2nd Ser. vi. 123 Free from the incubus of evil habits. Categories » 4. Entomology. Name of a parasitic genus of hymenopterous insects. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1275
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