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Meaning of "lycanthropic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LYCANTHROPIC

ˌlaɪkənˈθrɒpɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LYCANTHROPIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lycanthropic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LYCANTHROPIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Werewolf

A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope, is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction. Early sources for belief in lycanthropy are Petronius and Gervase of Tilbury. The werewolf is a widespread concept in European folklore, existing in many variants which are related by a common development of a Christian interpretation of underlying Indo-European mythology which developed during the medieval period. From the early modern period, werewolf beliefs also spread to the New World with colonialism. Belief in werewolf develops parallel to the belief in witches, in the course of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. Like the witchcraft trials as a whole, the trial of supposed werewolves emerges in what is now Switzerland in the early 15th century and spreads throughout Europe in the 16th, peaking in the 17th and subsiding by the 18th century.

Definition of lycanthropic in the English dictionary

The definition of lycanthropic in the dictionary is relating to or like a werewolf. Other definition of lycanthropic is believing that you are a wolf.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LYCANTHROPIC

adrenocorticotropic · anisotropic · anthropic · azeotropic · inotropic · isentropic · isotropic · misanthropic · neoanthropic · orthotropic · palaeanthropic · palaeoanthropic · philanthropic · psilanthropic · psychotropic · theanthropic · therianthropic · thixotropic · tropic · zoanthropic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LYCANTHROPIC

lyam · lyase · Lyautey · lycanthrope · lycanthropist · lycanthropy · Lycaon · Lycaonia · lyceum · lych gate · lychee · lychgate · lychnis · lychnoscope · Lycia · Lycian · Lycopene · lycopod · lycopodium

WORDS THAT END LIKE LYCANTHROPIC

allotropic · apheliotropic · entropic · gonadotropic · heliotropic · hydropic · hydrotropic · hyperopic · ionotropic · lipotropic · neotropic · neurotropic · nootropic · nyctitropic · pantropic · phototropic · somatotropic · subtropic · thermotropic · topic · xenotropic

Synonyms and antonyms of lycanthropic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lycanthropic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LYCANTHROPIC

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lycanthropic
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licantrópica
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthrope
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Lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
130 millions of speakers
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lycanthropic
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Lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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लियकेंथ्रोपिक
75 millions of speakers
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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licantropice
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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lycanthropic
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Trends of use of lycanthropic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LYCANTHROPIC»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of lycanthropic
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lycanthropic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYCANTHROPIC»

Discover the use of lycanthropic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lycanthropic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wolf-Annie: The Adventures of a Lycanthropic Librarian
This is a rich, lyrical, exciting tale worth reading again and again. Come along as Annie learns what it means to be a wolf and what it means to be human. This book is bound to become one of your favorites.
Steven Koepke, 2000
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H. C. Artmann's Structuralist Imagination: A Semiotic Study ...
As fascinating as it would be to pursue the idea of the lycanthropic challenge to the symptom in favor of arbitrariness,54 this pursuit would lead us away from the more immediate function of lycanthropy in the narrative: it is a practical and ...
Marc-Oliver Schuster, 2010
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Mythweaver: The Splintered Realm 2nd Edition
After the gestation period has ended, the character makes a greater DT WIL roll with each transformation, with the DT based on the rank of the lycanthropic form. If the character makes this check successfully three times in a row (for three ...
Michael Desing, 2008
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Queering the Non/Human
The lycanthropic curse is generally not transmitted by biting, and some werewolves are constitutionally lycanthropic. There is no suspension of the rational faculties of the character in lupine form, and such characters are able to retain their ...
Ms Noreen Giffney, Professor Myra J Hird, 2012
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The Nazi Occult
Sonderauftrag H had a complete dossier on the lycanthropic Benandanti of Croatia, Friuli, and Lithuania; their descendants likewise had been located. The significantly named Monsignor Comte Mayol de Lupé, chaplain of the Charlemagne ...
Kenneth Hite, 2013
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The Girl's Guide to Werewolves: All You Need to Know about ...
Lycanthropic. Professor. Lupin. It should come as no surprise to anyone that we find werewolves within the magical world of British author J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The primary werewolf is Professor Remus Lupin, his first name no ...
Barb Karg, 2009
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Bizarre Behaviours (Psychology Revivals): Boundaries of ...
This is to the effect that lycanthropic behaviour often seems to have been precipitated by sexual intercourse. It is suggested, particularly by the psychoanalytically minded, that a person may become overwhelmed by chaotic fears and sexual ...
Herschel Prins, 2013
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Scotland: Global Cinema : Genres, Modes and Identities
Yet even here her presence is marginalised, as both female protagonists remain human for the majority of the film and only transform at the very end. Since the late nineties, however, lycanthropic tendencies have begun to be attributed to ...
David Martin-Jones, 2010
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The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings
However, while Fox's character was a very hairy wolf boy, Oz undergoes the complete metamorphosis into a wolf in the very best of the classic lycanthropic traditions. Although his powers as a werewolf have come in handy to assist the Slayer ...
Brad Steiger, 2011
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Swamplandia!
The Bigtree children struggle to protect their Florida Everglades alligator-wrestling theme park from a sophisticated competitor after losing their parents.
Karen Russell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYCANTHROPIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lycanthropic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Teen Wolf: 9 questions I had after rewatching the original
But no, Harold Howard survived to badly mentor another member of his lycanthropic family in Teen Wolf Too: a film that has almost the exact ... «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
2
Bite Me! Archetypes
The Lycanthropic Soul Druid receives beast shape added to the spell-list and may cast them spontaneously; DR and summoning lycanthropes ... «NERD TREK, Jul 15»
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Phillipe Mora Talks Howling II, The Growling, and More!
Factory DVD has once again turned on the hot wax machine for director Philippe Mora's 1985 sequel to the rousing lycanthropic wolf-fest The ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
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Mia Alvar brings a mastery of shifting cultural perspectives to 'In the …
... of perspectives, can reveal truths otherwise unmined; it confirms that plots, characters and settings, like reality itself, are elusive, lycanthropic. «cleveland.com, Jun 15»
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A Dark Moon Rising for Uncork'd Entertainment
Werewolves keep right on howling in the newest lycanthropic tale from Uncork'd Entertainment, Dark Moon Rising, so read on for the first ... «Dread Central, Jun 15»
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Penny Dreadful "And Hell Itself My Only Foe" Review: Friends Til the …
... Itself My Only Foe," we got friends bonding over such activities as knife murder, grave digging, heroin abuse, lycanthropic transmogrification, ... «TV.com, Jun 15»
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The DVD Wrapup: Timbuktu, The Bridge, Pit Stop, Dog Soldiers and …
... here and their behavior is lycanthropic. Thanks to the well-timed appearance of an animal-behavior expert (Emma Cleasby), the soldiers are ... «Movie City News, Jun 15»
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Help Philippe Mora Expose 'The Growling'
The filmmaker recently took to the crowdfunding site GoFundMe with the proposal to make another entry in the lycanthropic subgenre, this time ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jun 15»
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LadyStar: Escape from Widow Island, Part Seven
It's body exploded in a poisonous lycanthropic reaction. Two more creatures appeared, bracketing the spot where Ranko had dropped to avoid ... «The Mary Sue, Jun 15»
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How the She-Werewolf Legend Exposes a Centuries-Old Fear of …
These lycanthropic women attacked men, boys and cattle, adopting lupine form and slaughtering their victims until 85 of them were ... «TIME, May 15»
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