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lycanthropy

[ lahy-kan-thruh-pee ]

noun

  1. a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
  2. the supposed or fabled assumption of the appearance of a wolf by a human being.


lycanthropy

/ ˌlaɪkənˈθrɒpɪk; laɪˈkænθrəpɪ /

noun

  1. the supposed magical transformation of a person into a wolf
  2. psychiatry a delusion in which a person believes that he is a wolf
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • lycanthropic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô²â·³¦²¹²Ô·³Ù³ó°ù´Ç±è·¾±³¦ [lahy-k, uh, n-, throp, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lycanthropy1

From the Greek word ±ô²â°ì²¹²Ô³Ù³ó°ùűèí²¹, dating back to 1575–85. See lycanthrope, -y 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lycanthropy1

C16: from Greek ±ô³Ü°ìÄå²Ô³Ù³ó°ù´Ç±èí²¹, from lukos wolf + ²¹²Ô³Ù³ó°ùűè´Ç²õ man
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Example Sentences

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This laudable goal comes with no small risk, but one simple threat is perhaps not taken seriously enough: What if someone on one of these flights is stricken with lycanthropy?

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“Ginger Snaps†famously linked lycanthropy and menstruation, “Raw†turned carnal desire into cannibalism and “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night†offered a female vampire vigilante.

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Poor Collinsport was terrorized by witchcraft, killer ghosts, lycanthropy and I don’t know how many other evil doings.

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As Silver charts realms of quackery and freak shows, lycanthropy and psychoanalysis, indoor plumbing and urban waterworks, she eventually brings together the pieces of this story like glass in a kaleidoscope patterning and coalescing.

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