nympholept
[
nim
-f
uh
-lept]
/ˈnɪm fəˌlɛpt/
noun
1.
a person seized with nympholepsy.
Origin
1805-15;
<
Greek
nymphólēptos
caught by nymphs, equivalent to
nýmph
(
ē
)
nymph
+
-o-
-o-
+
lḗptos,
verbid of
lambánein
to seize
British Dictionary definitions for
nympholept
nympholept
/
ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpt
/
noun
1.
a person afflicted by nympholepsy
Word Origin
C19: from Greek
numpholēptos
caught by nymphs, from
numphē
nymph +
lambanein
to seize