ly·can·thro·py (l -k n thr -p )n. 1. In folklore, the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf. 2. A delusion that one has become or assumed the characteristics of a wolf or other animal. |
lycanthropy [laɪˈkænθrəpɪ]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) the supposed magical transformation of a person into a wolf
2. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry a delusion in which a person believes that he is a wolf
[from Greek lukānthropía, from lukos wolf + anthrōpos man]
lycanthropic [ˌlaɪkənˈθrɒpɪk] adj
lycanthropy
1. Psychiatry. Also called lycomania. a kind of insanity in which the patient believes himself to be a beast, especially a wolf.
2. the supposed or fabled assumption of the form of a wolf by a human being. — lycanthropic, adj.
See also: Wolves
2. the supposed or fabled assumption of the form of a wolf by a human being. — lycanthropic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  lycanthropy - (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolfmagical ability, magical power - an ability to perform magic folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture |
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