lycanthropy

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noun

Plural noun:

lycanthropieslycanthropia

1.
(uncountable, usually)(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.
Đồng nghĩa: werewolfdom, werewolfism
2.
(broadly, uncountable, usually)(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.
(uncountable, usually)A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.

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Đồng nghĩa

werewolfdomwerewolfismtherianthropy

Cùng gốc / liên quan

lycanthropist lycanthropeshapeshiftwerewolf

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Nguồn gốc từ

Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ, from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (wolfman). lycanthrope.