n. The act of shapeshifting between the form of a human being and an animal (usually a wolf), often done during a full moon, according to legend.
n. A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf.
n. A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The supposed power of certain human beings to change themselves or others temporarily or permanently into wolves or other savage animals. See werewolf.
n. The belief that certain persons change themselves into wolves or other wild beasts.
n. A kind of erratic melancholy or madness, in which the patient supposes himself to be a wolf. See lycanthrope.
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n. (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
Word Usage
"[1] The word lycanthropy is sometimes used generically for any transformation of a human into animal form, though the precise term for that is technically \ "therianthropy\"."