[nym.pho.lep.sy] n [nympholept, fr. Gk nympholeptos frenzied, lit., caught by nymphs, fr. nymphe + lambanein to seize--more at latch] (1775) 1: a demoniac enthusiasm held by the ancients to seize one bewitched by a nymph
2: a frenzy of emotion -- nym.pho.lept n -- nym.pho.lep.tic adj