Home / Thesaurus / nympholepsy
Thesaurus: nympholepsy
A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.
Related headwords
upondefinitionnymphdefinitionaccidentallydefinitioncomingdefinitiondemoniacdefinitionecstasydefinitionenthusiasmdefinitionlookeddefinitionpossessiondefinitionspeciesdefinitionbyrondefinitiondespairdefinitionemotiondefinitionfonddefinitionfrenzydefinitionsomethingdefinitionunattainabledefinitionnymphetsfamilynymphettefamilynymphicfamilynymphicalfamilyNymphicus hollandicusfamilynymphiparousfamilynymphishfamilynymphlikefamilynymphlyfamilynymphofamilynympholeptfamily
Definitions
- n. A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.
- n. a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable
- 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.
- A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon onewho had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. [R.] De Quincey.The nympholepsy of some fond despair. Byron.
- n. a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable