Meanings
- uncountableThe world of werewolves.
- uncountableThe state of being a werewolf; werewolfism; lycanthropy.
Werewolf of London (1935) was one of the earliest Hollywood films about werewolfdom; as such, it is ponderous and self-important.
1986, David Hogan, Dark Romance: Sexuality in the Horror Film - Page 432 more examples
Werewolfdom is caused by a virus, somewhat like rabies, which liberates an atavistic part of the brain that human beings have lost.
2001, Lindo J. Holland-Toll, As American As Mom, Baseball, and Apple PieStories about running with Samson in their early days of werewolfdom, most of which ended with Samson waking up naked on the front porch of a ranger station.
2011, Molly Harper, How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
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werewolfdom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/werewolfdom
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