What is another word for nympholepsy?

Pronunciation: [nˈɪmphə͡ʊlˌɛpsi] (IPA)

Nympholepsy is a word that refers to the passionate obsession with nymphs, mythological female spirits of nature. While this term might not be commonly used today, there are several synonyms that convey a similar meaning. Some of these include "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "hypersexuality" and "sex addiction". These words describe a compulsive desire for sex and can also be used to indicate an unhealthy preoccupation with sexual activity. While these terms are often associated with negative connotations, it is important to understand that they are clinically recognized disorders and require medical intervention. Regardless of the precise term used, it is important to consider the underlying psychological factors that lead to compulsive sexual behavior.

What are the hypernyms for Nympholepsy?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Nympholepsy?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Nympholepsy

The most common disease to genius is nympholepsy-the saddening for a spirit that the world knows not.
"Godolphin, Volume 2."
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
But if there is enough of the human or personal note to bring into touch the various poems which deal with these various impressions, there may perhaps be no less of it discernible in such as try to render the effect of inland or woodland solitude-the splendid oppression of nature at noon which found utterance of old in words of such singular and everlasting significance as panic and nympholepsy.
"Poems & Ballads (First Series)"
Algernon Charles Swinburne
It is no new form of the nympholepsy of poetry, that my ideal should fly before me:-and if I cry out too hopefully at sight of the white vesture receding between the cypresses, let me be blamed gently if justly.
"The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I"
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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