nympholept

[ nim-fuh-lept ]
/ ˈnɪm fəˌlɛpt /

noun

a person seized with nympholepsy.

Origin of nympholept

1805–15; < Greek nymphólēptos caught by nymphs, equivalent to nýmph(ē) nymph + -o- -o- + lḗptos, verbid of lambánein to seize

Words nearby nympholept

nymphet, nymphitis, nympho, nympho-, nympholepsy, nympholept, nymphomania, nymphomaniac, nymphoncus, nymphotomy, nymphs

Words related to nympholept

nuts, energumen

Example sentences from the Web for nympholept

  • Thanks to it—all thanks to it—I did not become a nympholept.

    Lore of Proserpine |Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for nympholept

nympholept
/ (ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpt) /

noun

a person afflicted by nympholepsy

Word Origin for nympholept

C19: from Greek numpholēptos caught by nymphs, from numphē nymph + lambanein to seize