Definition of Nimpholepsy
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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