LYCANTHROPIES

Noun

lycanthropies

plural of lycanthropy

Source: Wiktionary


LYCANTHROPY

Ly*can"thro*py, n. Etym: [Gr. lycanthropie.]

1. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf. Lowell.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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