Meaning Of The Word Nympholepsy
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Nympholepsy Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Nympholepsy?
nympholepsy in American English
in ancient times, a state of frenzy that was believed to seize any man who looked at a nymph noun: an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs nympholepsy in British English noun: a state of violent emotion, esp when associated with a desire for something one cannot have |
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