lycanthrope
[ lahy-kuh n-throhp, lahy-kan-throhp ]
/ ˈlaɪ kənˌθroʊp, laɪˈkæn θroʊp /
noun
a person affected with lycanthropy.
a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.
Origin of lycanthrope
Words nearby lycanthrope
lyallpur,
lyam-hound,
lyard,
lyase,
lyautey,
lycanthrope,
lycanthropy,
lycaon,
lycaonia,
lyceum,
lych
Example sentences from the Web for lycanthrope
In The Albigenses a lycanthrope also is described, a hideous human being that fancies himself a mad wolf.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction |Dorothy Scarborough
British Dictionary definitions for lycanthrope
lycanthrope
/ (ˈlaɪkənˌθrəʊp, laɪˈkænθrəʊp) /
noun
a werewolf
psychiatry
a person who believes that he is a wolf
Word Origin for lycanthrope
C17: via New Latin, from Greek
lukanthrōpos, from
lukos wolf +
anthrōpos man