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Nympholepsy

Nympholepsy Meaning & Definition
Nympholepsy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nympholepsy?

[n] a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable

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See Also | craze | delirium | frenzy | fury | hysteria

Nympholepsy In Webster's Dictionary

\Nym"pho*lep`sy\, n. [Gr. ? a nymph + ? to seize.] A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. [R.] --De Quincey. The nympholepsy of some fond despair. --Byron.

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