Definitions for ecstasy
ˈɛk stə siec·sta·sy

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus(noun)

   a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

   "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens

2. ecstasy, rapture(noun)

   a state of elated bliss

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

   street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ecstasy(Noun)

   Intense pleasure.

2. ecstasy(Noun)

   A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control.

3. ecstasy(Noun)

   A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.

4. ecstasy(Noun)

   The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family.

5. Ecstasy(ProperNoun)

   The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family.

Origin: From ἔκστασις, from ἐξίστημι, from ἐκ and ἵστημι.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ecstasy(noun)

   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. Ecstasy(noun)

   excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture; enthusiastic delight

3. Ecstasy(noun)

   violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive grief of anxiety; insanity; madness

4. Ecstasy(noun)

   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. Ecstasy(verb)

   to fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm

Origin: [F. extase, L. ecstasis, fr. Gr. , fr. to put out of place, derange; = 'ek out + to set, stand. See Ex-, and Stand.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ecstasy

   Ecstasy is the second mini album by the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine, released in November 1987 on Lazy Records. Released in a limited edition of 3,000 copies, it was the band's final release for Lazy Records. Ecstasy followed the "bubblegum pop with buzzsaw guitars" formula of My Bloody Valentine's earlier releases for the label and diverged further from their earlier post-punk sound. Upon its release, Ecstasy received moderate critical acclaim. Melody Maker referred to the album as "a series of aloof, pastel washes of sound, suspended guitars, words from the back of beyond tying in to a large, shifting whole" and "larger than the sum of its parts." Ecstasy entered the UK Indie Chart in December 1987 and spent four weeks in total on the chart, peaking at number 12. The album was later reissued alongside My Bloody Valentine's EP Strawberry Wine on the compilation album Ecstasy and Wine.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ecstasy

   ek′sta-si, n. a word applied to states of mind marked by temporary mental alienation and altered or diminished consciousness: excessive joy: enthusiasm, or any exalted feeling.—v.t. to fill with joy.—adjs. Ec′stasied, enraptured; Ecstat′ic, causing ecstasy: amounting to ecstasy: rapturous.—n. one given to ecstasy: something spoken in a state of ecstasy.—adv. Ecstat′ically. [Through O. Fr. and Low L. from Gr. ekstasis—ek, aside, histanai, to make to stand.]

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ecstasy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ecstasy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ecstasy in a Sentence

1. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Sing your way to Ecstasy!”

2. Sana Dabbas:

   Inhale my exhale and slip into ecstasy.

3. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Drink the ecstasy of life and write about it.

4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   I write to fill my mind with the ecstasy of life.

5. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson:

   Find ecstasy in life the mere sense of living is joy enough.

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