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- Dictionaryec·sta·sy/ˈekstəsē/
noun
- 1. an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement: "there was a look of ecstasy on his face"
- 2. an emotional or religious frenzy or trance-like state, originally one involving an experience of mystic self-transcendence.
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The meaning of ECSTASY is a state of overwhelming emotion; especially : rapturous delight. How to use ecstasy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ecstasy.
ECSTASY definition: 1. a state of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure: 2. a powerful drug that makes…. Learn more.
Definitions of ecstasy. noun. a state of elated bliss. synonyms: rapture, rhapsody, swoon. see more. noun. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion. synonyms: exaltation, rapture, raptus, transport. see more. noun. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈɛkstəsi/ UK. /ˈɛkstəsi/ Cite this entry.
Ecstasy suggests an intensification of emotion so powerful as to produce a trancelike dissociation from all but the single overpowering feeling: an ecstasy of rage, grief, love. Rapture shares the power of ecstasy but most often refers to an elevated sensation of bliss or delight, either carnal or spiritual: the rapture of first love.
a state of exalted delight, joy, etc; rapture. 2. intense emotion of any kind. an ecstasy of rage. 3. psychology. overpowering emotion characterized by loss of self-control and sometimes a temporary loss of consciousness: often associated with orgasm, religious mysticism, and the use of certain drugs. 4. archaic.
ECSTASY meaning: 1. a state of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure: 2. a powerful drug that makes…. Learn more.
1. Intense joy or delight. 2. A state of emotion so intense that one is carried beyond rational thought and self-control: an ecstasy of rage. 3. The trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation. 4. often Ecstasy Slang MDMA.
[countable, uncountable] (in religion) a state in which somebody experiences extreme emotions, through prayer and meditation, that take them beyond the limits of the individual self. She received visions and ecstasies, sharing in the saint's sufferings. (also Ecstasy) [uncountable] (abbreviation E)
ECSTASY meaning: 1. a feeling of extreme happiness: 2. an illegal drug that makes you feel happier and more active. Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · Synonyms: MDMA, molly, (modern vernacular) E, eckie, ecky, XTC, X, thizz, (obsolete) empathy. ( medicine, dated) A state in which sensibility, voluntary motion, and (largely) mental power are suspended, and the body is erect and inflexible.
