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lycanthropy

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  • IPA /laɪˈkanθɹəpi/

Noun

lycanthropy noun

  1. 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.
  2. (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.
  3. A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.

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