Nym″pho‐lep′sy (nĭm″fō̍‐lĕp′sy̆), n. [Gr. νύμφη a nymph + λαμβάνειν to seize.] A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. De Quincey.
The nympholepsy of some fond despair. Byron.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.