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View synonyms for catalepsy
catalepsy
or cat·a·lep·sis
[ kat-l-ep-see ]
noun
, Pathology, Psychiatry.
- a physical condition usually associated with catatonic schizophrenia, characterized by suspension of sensation, muscular rigidity, fixity of posture, and often by loss of contact with environment.
catalepsy
/ ˈkætəˌlɛpsɪ /
noun
- a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances
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Derived Forms
- ˌcataˈleptic, adjective
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Other Words From
- cata·leptic adjective noun
- cata·lepti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catalepsy1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catalepsy1
C16: from Medieval Latin catalēpsia, variant of Late Latin catalēpsis, from Greek katalēpsis, literally: a seizing, from katalambanein to hold down, from kata- down + lambanein to grasp
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Example Sentences
Dr. Coleridge "considered it to be a contagious nervous disease, the acme or intensest form of which is catalepsy."
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But even as he spoke he stiffened as a man suddenly struck with catalepsy.
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Other critics have tried to explain the Prophet's actions by some kind of a catalepsy, from which, they claim, he suffered.
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Filled with a vague fear, he tried to waken his wife, but she was like one in a state of catalepsy.
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Undoubtedly it was a case of catalepsy, and Enistor felt curious to see the man who had been so nearly buried alive.
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