If young persons of both sexes were brought together in the honest practical relations of organized labor, we should see no more of these fond nympholepsies
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nympholepsy — (n.) frenzy or rapture supposed to take hold of a man upon gazing on a nymph, 1775, coined by Richard Chandler, in Travels in Greece, from NYMPH (Cf. nymph), on model of EPILEPSY (Cf. epilepsy), with second element from stem of Gk. lambanein to… … Etymology dictionary
nympholepsy — [nim′fō lep΄sē, nim′fəlep΄sē] n. [< Gr nympholēptos, seized by nymphs (< nymphē + lēptos, seized < lambanein, to seize, assume: see LEMMA1), infl. by EPILEPSY] 1. in ancient times, a state of frenzy that was believed to seize any man who … English World dictionary
nympholepsy — noun Etymology: nympholept, from Greek nympholēptos frenzied, literally, caught by nymphs, from nymphē + lambanein to seize more at latch Date: 1775 1. a demonic enthusiasm held by the ancients to seize one bewitched by a nymph 2. a frenzy of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
nympholepsy — nympholeptic /nim feuh lep tik/, adj. /nim feuh lep see/, n., pl. nympholepsies. 1. an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs. 2. a frenzy of emotion, as for something unattainable. [1765 75; formed on NYMPHOLEPT, on the model… … Universalium
nympholepsy — Demoniac frenzy, especially of an erotic nature. [nympho + G. lepsis, a seizure] * * * nym·pho·lep·sy nim(p) fə .lep sē n, pl sies a frenzy of erotic emotion … Medical dictionary
nympholepsy — nɪmfÉ™lepsɪ n. ecstatic state supposedly caused by nymphs; emotional frenzy … English contemporary dictionary
nympholepsy — [ nɪmfə(ʊ)ˌlɛpsi] noun literary frenzy caused by desire for the unattainable. Derivatives nympholept noun nympholeptic adjective Origin C18: from Gk numpholēptos caught by nymphs , on the pattern of epilepsy … English new terms dictionary
nympholepsy — nym·pho·lep·sy … English syllables
nympholepsy — /ˈnɪmfəlɛpsi/ (say nimfuhlepsee) noun (plural nympholepsies) 1. an ecstasy supposedly inspired by nymphs. 2. a frenzy of emotion, as for something unattainable. {blend of nympholept and epilepsy} –nympholeptic /nɪmfəˈlɛptɪk/ (say nimfuh leptik),… …
