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Noun: nympholepsy  'nim-fu,lep-see
  1. A frenzy of emotion, as for something unattainable
    "His nympholepsy for the ideal society led him to write numerous utopian novels"

Derived forms: nympholepsies

Type of: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria

Encyclopedia: Nympholepsy