lycanthropy
nounEtymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lŭkănthrōpĭ́ā), from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (lŭkắnthrōpos, “wolfman”). By surface analysis, lycanthrope + -y (abstract noun suffix).
- borrowed from λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ
Definitions
The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the…
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.
The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and an…
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.
- On one hand, Jacques is quite glad that he doesn’t have classic lycanthropy. Turning into a squirrel tends to cause fewer problems than turning into a wolf.
A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
The neighborhood
- neighborlycanthrope
- neighborshapeshift
- neighborwerewolf
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for lycanthropy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA