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Lycanthropy

noun
1.
(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf.





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... found in the ancient writers of classic antiquity, those contained in the Northern Sagas, and, lastly, the numerous details afforded by the medival authors. In connection with this I shall give a sketch of modern folklore relating to Lycanthropy. ...
— The Book of Were-Wolves • Sabine Baring-Gould


Words linked to "Lycanthropy" :   magical power, magical ability, folklore


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