Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
lycanthrope .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One affected by the disease lycanthropy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One affected by the disease
lycanthropy .
Etymologies
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lycanthropy + -ist
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Examples
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Generally speaking the property of lycanthropy in Spain appears to be hereditary; and, as one would naturally expect in a country so pronouncedly Roman Catholic, to rid the lycanthropist of his unenviable property it is the custom to resort to exorcism.
Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918
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As soon as the water begins to boil the would-be lycanthropist must throw into it handfuls of any three of the following substances: Asafoetida, parsley, opium, hemlock, henbane, saffron, aloe, poppy-seed and solanum; repeating as he does so these words: --
Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918
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