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   nympholepsy

   /ˈnɪmfəlɛpsi/

   noun

   • 1. passion aroused in men by beautiful young girls.
   • 2. wild frenzy caused by desire for an unattainable ideal.

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Greek numpholēptos ‘caught by nymphs’, from numphē ‘nymph’ and lambanein ‘take hold of’, on the pattern of epilepsy.

   Scrabble Points: 26

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