Definitions for WEREWOLF
ˈwɛərˌwʊlf, ˈwɪər-, ˈwɜr-; -ˌwʊlvzwere·wolf

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garounoun

   a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. werewolfnoun

   A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon.

2. Etymology: Late werewulf, from wer + wulf. Other theories have been suggested; see Werewolf: Etymology. Cognate to garou in French loup-garou, from Old French warous, from Frankish wari wulf.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Werewolf

   In folklore, a werewolf (from Old English werwulf 'man-wolf'), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, lukánthrōpos, 'wolf-human'), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction (often a bite or the occasional scratch from another werewolf) with the transformations occurring on the night of a full moon. Early sources for belief in this ability or affliction, called lycanthropy, are Petronius (27–66) and Gervase of Tilbury (1150–1228). 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 European folklore developed during the medieval period. From the early modern period, werewolf beliefs also spread to the New World with colonialism. Belief in werewolves developed in 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 emerged in what is now Switzerland (especially the Valais and Vaud) in the early 15th century and spread throughout Europe in the 16th, peaking in the 17th and subsiding by the 18th century. The persecution of werewolves and the associated folklore is an integral part of the "witch-hunt" phenomenon, albeit a marginal one, accusations of lycanthropy being involved in only a small fraction of witchcraft trials. During the early period, accusations of lycanthropy (transformation into a wolf) were mixed with accusations of wolf-riding or wolf-charming. The case of Peter Stumpp (1589) led to a significant peak in both interest in and persecution of supposed werewolves, primarily in French-speaking and German-speaking Europe. The phenomenon persisted longest in Bavaria and Austria, with persecution of wolf-charmers recorded until well after 1650, the final cases taking place in the early 18th century in Carinthia and Styria.After the end of the witch-trials, the werewolf became of interest in folklore studies and in the emerging Gothic horror genre; werewolf fiction as a genre has pre-modern precedents in medieval romances (e.g. Bisclavret and Guillaume de Palermecode: fra promoted to code: fr ) and developed in the 18th century out of the "semi-fictional" chapbook tradition. The trappings of horror literature in the 20th century became part of the horror and fantasy genre of modern popular culture.

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1. werewolf

   A werewolf is a mythological or folkloric creature in humanoid form that is believed to transform from a human into a wolf or a wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being cursed or bitten by another werewolf. The transformation is often triggered by a full moon. This concept is commonly found in various cultures' lore around the world, particularly in European folklore, and is often associated with superstitions, legends, horror fiction, and mythology.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Werewolfnoun

   a person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope. Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct

2. Etymology: [AS. werwulf; wer a man + wulf a wolf; cf. G. wrwolf, whrwolf, wehrwolf, a werewolf, MHG. werwolf. 285. See Were a man, and Wolf, and cf. Virile, World.]

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1. Werewolf

   A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope, is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an 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. The persecution of werewolves and the associated folklore is an integral part of the "witch-hunt" phenomenon, albeit a marginal one, accusations of werewolfery being involved in only a small fraction witchcraft trials. During the early period, accusations of lycanthropy were mixed with accusations of wolf-riding or wolf-charming. The case of Peter Stumpp led to a significant peak in both interest in and persecution of supposed werewolves, primarily in French-speaking and German-speaking Europe. The phenomenon persisted longest in Bavaria and Austria, with persecution of wolf-charmers recorded until well after 1650, the final cases taking place in the early 18th century in Carinthia and Styria.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Werewolf

   Werwolf, wēr′woolf, n. a person supposed to be able by natural gift or magic art to change himself for a time into a wolf.—adjs. Were′wolfish, Wer′wolfish.—n. Were′wolfism, lycanthropy. [A.S. werwulf—wer, man (Goth. vair, L. vir), wulf, a wolf. The modern Ger. Währwolf is the Mid. High Ger. Werwolf, Latinised as garulphus or gerulphus, whence the O. Fr. garoul, the modern French name being pleonastically loup-garou.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Werewolf

   a person transformed into a wolf, or a being with a literally wolfish appetite, under the presumed influence of a charm or some demoniac possession.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WEREWOLF in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WEREWOLF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of WEREWOLF in a Sentence

1. Charles de LEUSSE:

   The werewolf by the moon. The wererat by money. (Loup garou par la lune. - Rat garou par les thunes.)

2. Ben Affleck:

   I had one line. It was' Take it,' I think, i'm holding a basketball. Another basketball player turns into, like, a werewolf or whatever and I get scared.

3. Billy West:

   I said to my mom: Mom, it looks like he's going to turn into a werewolf, you know, because it was like (Lon Chaney Jr.'s Wolf Man) Larry Talbot turning into the werewolf, you know, that's what it looked like to me. So that's why I gave him that sort of thing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WEREWOLF
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Werewolf
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WEREWOLF
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=WEREWOLF
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WEREWOLF
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Werewolf