| Pronunciation: | | 'nimfu`lepsee
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[n] a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable |
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NYMPHOLEPSY is a 11 letter word that starts with N. |
| | See Also: | | craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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