nympholepsy
noun
[ ˈnɪmfə(ʊ)ˌlɛpsi ]
• passion aroused in men by beautiful young girls.
• wild frenzy caused by desire for an unattainable ideal.
Origin:
late 18th century: from Greek numpholēptos ‘caught by nymphs’, from numphē ‘nymph’ and lambanein ‘take hold of’, on the pattern of epilepsy.
