Succuba
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Succuba is a noun meaning A female demon or fiend; a succubus.
Meaning
A female demon or fiend; a succubus.
Example Sentences
a. 1610, The Mirror for Magistrates Though seeming in shape a woman natural / Was a fiend of the kind that succubae some call.
In other stories of the midrashim, Adam, in penance for his fall, abstains from sexuality for 130 years, but he is not able to control his nocturnal emissions; in his dream state female spirits, the succubae, come and have intercourse with him, and with Adam's seed they give birth to demons.
Word Forms
- succubas
- succubae
Synonyms for succuba
Depending on context, synonyms include succubus.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include succubus, succubation, fiendette, seductress, she-devil, solicitress.
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