What is the meaning, origin and usage of word ‘Lycanthropy’?

Meaning: A noun lycanthropy means the delusion that one has become a wolf.

Origin: The word lycanthropy comes from the Greek words ‘ lykos’ and ‘anthropos’. The Greek root word is lykanthropos, meaning “wolf-man.” While lykos means “wolf’, anthropos means “human being.”

Usage: His new novel centres around a native American tribe which is cursed with lycanthropy.

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