lycanthropy
/laɪˈkanθɹəpi/
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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