incubuses — in·cu·bus || ɪŋkjÉ™bÉ™s / kjÊŠb n. evil spirit; nightmare; something which causes distress or depression … English contemporary dictionary
Incubi — Incubus In cu*bus, n.; pl. E. {Incubuses}, L. {Incubi}. [L., the nightmare. Cf. {Incubate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. Tylor. [1913 Webster] The devils who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Incubus — In cu*bus, n.; pl. E. {Incubuses}, L. {Incubi}. [L., the nightmare. Cf. {Incubate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. Tylor. [1913 Webster] The devils who appeared… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hobbit (word) — The invention of the word hobbit is traditionally ascribed to J. R. R. Tolkien. When The Hobbit was first published, however, there was some debate over the actual origins of the word. This debate would continue for some time. Generally Hobbit is … Wikipedia
Denham Tracts — The Denham Tracts constitute a publication of a series of pamphlets and jottings on folklore, fifty four in all, collected between 1846 and 1859 by Michael Denham, a Yorkshire tradesman. Most of the original tracts were published with fifty… … Wikipedia
incubus — /in kyeuh beuhs, ing /, n., pl. incubi / buy /, incubuses. 1. an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, esp. one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Cf. succubus (def. 1). 2. a… … Universalium
incubus — in|cu|bus [ˈıŋkjubəs] n plural incubuses or incubi [ baı] [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: Latin incubare; INCUBATE] 1.) someone or something that causes a lot of worries or problems ▪ Joyce regarded his US citizenship as a moral and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hobbit — 1937, coined in the fantasy tales of J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 1973). On a blank leaf I scrawled: In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. I did not and do not know why. [Tolkien, letter to W.H. Auden, dated 1955] The word also turns up in a very … Etymology dictionary
incubus — /ˈɪnkjubəs / (say inkyoohbuhs), /ˈɪŋ / (say ing ) noun (plural incubi /ˈɪnkjubaɪ/ (say inkyoohbuy), /ˈɪŋ / (say ing ) or incubuses) 1. an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposedly descending upon sleeping persons, especially one reputed to have… …
incubus — meaning ‘a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women’ and hence ‘a nightmare’, has the plural form incubuses … Modern English usage
