nympholepsy
noun
nym·pho·lep·sy ˈnim(p)-fə-ˌlep-sē 
1
: a demonic enthusiasm held by the ancients to seize one bewitched by a nymph
2
: a frenzy of emotion
nympholept
ˈnim(p)-fə-ˌlept
noun nympholeptic
ˌnim(p)-fə-ˈlep-tik
adjective 
Word History
Etymology
nympholept, from Greek nympholēptos frenzied, literally, caught by nymphs, from nymphē + lambanein to seize — more at latch
First Known Use
1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
nympholepsy
noun
nym·pho·lep·sy ˈnim(p)-fə-ˌlep-sē
plural nympholepsies
: a frenzy of erotic emotion