lycanthropy

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A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal
The act of shape-shifting between the form of a man (human being) and a wolf, often done during a full moon, according to legend
{n} a species of madness
{i} mental illness in which the patient believes himself to be a wolf or other wild animal (Medicine); ability of a person to turn into a werewolf (Folklore)
A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal
The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf
(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
lycanthropy

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    ly·can·thro·py

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    Etymologie

    [ lI-'kan(t)-thr&-pE ] (noun.) 1594. From Ancient Greek λυκανθρωπία, from λυκάνθρωπος.
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