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nympholepsy Definition

nympho·lepsy (nim′fō lep′sē, -fə-)

noun

  1. in ancient times, a state of frenzy that was believed to seize any man who looked at a nymph
  2. a violent emotional state arising as from frustrated idealism

Etymology: < Gr nympholēptos, seized by nymphs (< nymphē + -lēptos, seized < lambanein, to seize, assume: see lemma), infl. by epilepsy

nympholepsy Related Forms
nym′pho·lept′ noun nym′pho·lep′·tic adjective

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