Usually means: Temporary loss of voluntary movement.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Catalepsis)

noun:  Dated form of catalepsy. [(pathology) A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.]

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