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 Definitions of ecstasy  [ˈɛk stə si]  

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Definition of 'ecstasy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ecstasy
rapturous delight.

2.  ecstasy
an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden, intense feeling.

3.  ecstasy
the frenzy of poetic inspiration.

4.  ecstasy
mental transport or rapture from the contemplation of divine things.

5.  ecstasy
(often cap.)

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME extasie < MF < ML extasis < Gk ékstasis displacement, trance)

Definition of 'ecstasy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
"listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens

2. (noun) ecstasy, rapture
a state of elated bliss

3. (noun) Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine


Definition of 'ecstasy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ecstasy
the state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries

2. (noun) ecstasy
excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture; enthusiastic delight

3. (noun) ecstasy
violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive grief of anxiety; insanity; madness

4. (noun) ecstasy
a state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and breathing are not affected

5. (verb) ecstasy
to fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm


Translation of 'ecstasy' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to spend money or goods carefully
We must economize on fuel.

Brazilian flag Brazilian: êxtase Finnish flag Finnish: hurmio Indonesian flag Indonesian: sukacita
Korean flag Korean: 무아(無我)의 경지 Persian flag Persian: پس انداز كردن Pashto flag Pashto: سپماكول
Thai flag Thai: ปลื้มปิติ Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 狂喜,入迷 Chinese flag Chinese: 狂喜,入迷

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'ecstasy' - Nearby Entries  

ecphonesis  ecrevisse  ecru  ecstasy  ecstatic  ecstatic state  ecstatically  



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