noun
The study or fascination with intense sexual desire or behavior, particularly focusing on those who exhibit heightened, compulsive sexual urges. It can also refer more broadly to the exploration of human sexuality, particularly in relation to the concept of excessive or uninhibited sexual expression.
Etymology:
Derived from “nymph,” from the Greek “nymphē,” historically associated with mythological creatures of beauty and desire, and “-ology,” from the Greek “logia,” meaning “the study of.” Influenced by “nymphomania,” a term historically used to describe excessive sexual desire in women.
Example Sentence:
The professor’s course in nymphology examined historical attitudes towards sexuality and the cultural stigmatization of intense sexual desire.