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   Nym·pho·lep·sy

   /ˈnimfōˌlepsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. passion aroused in men by beautiful young girls. literary
   • ▪ wild frenzy caused by desire for an unattainable ideal. literary

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Greek numpholēptos ‘caught by nymphs’, from numphē ‘nymph’ and lambanein ‘take hold of’, on the pattern of epilepsy.

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