'Nympholepsy' definitions:
Definition of 'nympholepsy'
(from WordNet)
noun
A frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable
Definition of 'Nympholepsy'
From: GCIDE
- Nympholepsy \Nym"pho*lep`sy\ (n[i^]m"f[-o]*l[e^]p`s[y^]), n. [Gr. ny`mfh a nymph + lamba`nein to seize.] A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. [R.] --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- The nympholepsy of some fond despair. --Byron. [1913 Webster]