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What does lycanthropy mean?

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  1. (mythology) 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.
  2. A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
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Well, a werewolf bit them and yeah, lycanthropy is passed on through bites.
The equating of lycanthropy and homosexuality's pretty direct here and it's hard to figure out why.
Modern academics see lycanthropy as a fantasy which reveals fundamental aspects of modern personality.
The full moon had long represented supernatural occurrences, lycanthropy and such.
For some reason, with the curse of lycanthropy comes the curse of country music.
On the one hand, lycanthropy referred to the reality of the werewolf, that is, the phenomenon of metamorphosis from human form to wolf.

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