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Definition of: lycanthropy
(lī·kan′thrə·pē) noun
1. The supposed power of turning a human being into a wolf or of becoming a wolf, by magic or witchcraft.
2. Belief in werewolves.
3. Psychiatry A mania in which the patient imagines himself to be a wolf or some other wild animal. [<Gk. lykanthrōpia]
—ly′can·throp′ic (-throp′ik) adjective
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