n.
Pronunciation: ' ka-t ə - ˌ lep-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sies
Etymology: Middle English catalempsi, from Medieval Latin catalepsia, from Late Latin catalepsis, from Greek katal ē psis, literally, act of seizing, from katalambanein to seize, from kata- + lambanein to take ― more at LATCH
Date: 14th century
: a trancelike state marked by loss of voluntary motion in which the limbs remain in whatever position they are placed
– cat · a · lep · tic \ ˌ ka-t ə - ' lep-tik \ adjective or noun
– cat · a · lep · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb