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nympholepsy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nympholepsy \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nympholepsy n : a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable
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