NYMPHOLEPSY


Meaning of NYMPHOLEPSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnim(p)-fə-ˌlep-sē ]

noun

Etymology: nympholept, from Greek nympholēptos frenzied, literally, caught by nymphs, from nymphē + lambanein to seize — more at latch

Date: 1775

1. : a demonic enthusiasm held by the ancients to seize one bewitched by a nymph

2. : a frenzy of emotion

• nym·pho·lept -ˌlept noun

• nym·pho·lep·tic ˌnim(p)-fə-ˈlep-tik adjective

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