About The Word Lycanthropy
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Lycanthropy
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What's The Definition Of Lycanthropy?
[n] (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lycanthropy: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lycanthropy: See Also | magical ability | magical power Lycanthropy In Webster's Dictionary \Ly*can"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. lycanthropie.]
1. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person
into a wolf. --Lowell.
2. (Med.) A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient
imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that
animal.
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