Found 2 items, similar to lycanthropy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lycanthropy lycanthropy n : (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lycanthropy Lycanthropy \Ly*can"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. lycanthropie.] 1. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf. --Lowell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal. [1913 Webster]