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Nympholepsy
Nympholepsy Nym"pho*lep`sy, n. [Gr. ? a nymph + ? to seize.]
A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon
one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. [R.]
--De Quincey.
The nympholepsy of some fond despair. --Byron.
Prolepsis
Prolepsis Pro*lep"sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to take
beforehand; ? before + ? to take.]
1. (Rhet.)
(a) A figure by which objections are anticipated or
prevented. --Abp. Bramhall.
(b) A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed
principle.
2. (Chron.) An error in chronology, consisting in an event
being dated before the actual time.
3. (Gram.) The application of an adjective to a noun in
anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of
the verb; as, to strike one dumb.
Prosopolepsy
Prosopolepsy Pros`o*po*lep"sy, n. [Gr. ?; pro`swpon a face, a
person + ? a taking, receiving, ? to take.]
Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or
prejudice against a person, formed from his external
appearance. [R.] --Addison.
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