See Also: lycanthropy(medicine)
lycanthropy(dictionary)

lycanthropy (iou)



lycanthropy noun. L16.
[mod. Latin lycanthropia from Greek lukanthropia, from lukanthropos, from lukos wolf + anthropos man: see -Y3.]
A form of madness in which a person believes himself or herself to be an animal (esp. a wolf) and behaves accordingly. L16.
The mythical transformation of a person into a wolf. Also called werewolfery, werewolfism. M19.
lycan'thropic adjective of or pertaining to lycanthropy; affected with lycanthropy: E19.
lycanthropist noun = LYCANTHROPE E18.