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nympholepsy
noun
- in ancient times, a state of frenzy that was believed to seize any man who looked at a nymph
- a violent emotional state arising as from frustrated idealism
Related Forms:
- nympholept noun
- nympholeptic adjective
See nympholepsy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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