Etymology

nympholept

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Today it means: A person in a state of nympholepsy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νυμφόληπτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνυμφόληπτος“caught by nymphs, frenzied”
  2. English todaynympholept

From Ancient Greek νυμφόληπτος (numphólēptos, “caught by nymphs, frenzied”), from νύμφη (númphē) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).

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