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Lycanthropy

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Noun

1. lycanthropy

(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf

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Lycanthropy

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noun
1. 
the supposed magical transformation of a person into a wolf
2. psychiatry
a delusion in which a person believes that he is a wolf

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Lycanthropy

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noun
1. 
a mental disorder in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf
2.  Folklore
the magical power to transform oneself or another into a wolf

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Lycanthropy

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n.
1. In folklore, the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf.
2. A delusion that one has become or assumed the characteristics of a wolf or other animal.

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