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
See nympholepsy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(nĭmˈfə-lĕpˌsē)
noun pl. nym·pho·lep·sies - A frenzy supposed by ancient peoples to have been induced by nymphs.
- An emotional frenzy.
Related Forms:
- nymˌpho·lepˈtic (-lĕpˈtĭk) adjective
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