succubus
/ˈsʌkjʊbəs
/noun (plural succubi /ˈsʌkjʊbʌɪ/)
A female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men.For most of the history of Christianity there are reports of Satan having sex with humans, either as an incubus (male devil) or succubus (female devil)....
- Certainly the phenomenon experienced by our subjects is very similar to that, as I mentioned, with people who have encountered ghosts and incubi and succubi and witches and things of that sort that visit them at night.
- He carefully stepped around the various succubi, incubi and lesser lust demons littering the room, finally stopping in front of the throne.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin succubus 'prostitute', from succubare, from sub- 'under' + cubare 'to lie'.
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