noun · uncountable · rare

lycanthropy

ly·can·thro·py

лікантропія

ликантропия

Lykanthropie

The state of being a lycanthrope, a person who can shapeshift between the form of a…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.

UK/laɪ̯ˈkæn.θɹə.piː/US/laɪ̯ˈkæn.θɹə.pi/

Meaning

3 senses

(uncountable, usually)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.
(broadly, uncountable, usually)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.
Lykanthropie
ликантро́пияlikantrópija
лікантропі́яlikantropíja
(uncountable, usually)A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.

More definitions

(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf

Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lŭkănthrōpĭ́ā), from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (lŭkắnthrōpos,

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lŭkănthrōpĭ́ā), from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (lŭkắnthrōpos, “wolfman”). By surface analysis, lycanthrope + -y (abstract noun suffix).

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