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nympholepsy
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The nympholepsy of some fond despair. --Byron.
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