NYMPHOLEPSY

Nym″pho‐lep′sy (nĭm″fō̍‐lĕp′sy̆), n. [[Gr. νύμφη a nymph + λαμβάνειν to seize.]] A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. De Quincey. The nympholepsy of some fond despair. Byron.