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LYCANTHROPY
lycanthropy
(noun) (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lycanthropy (usually uncountable, plural lycanthropies)
(mythology) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.
(mythology, by extension) The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and an animal, whether or not it is a wolf.
A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
Synonyms
• (state of being a werewolf) werewolfdom, werewolfism
Source: Wiktionary
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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