NYMPHOLEPSY


Meaning of NYMPHOLEPSY in English

ˈnim(p)fəˌlepsē noun

( -es )

Etymology: nymph- + -lepsy

1. : a species of demoniac enthusiasm supposed by the ancients to seize one possessed or bewitched by a nymph

2. : a frenzy of emotion (as for some unattainable ideal)

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