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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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noun. uk / ˈek.stə.si / us / ˈek.stə.si / ecstasy noun (EMOTION) Add to word list. [ C or U ] a state of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure: in ecstasy She threw her head back as if in ecstasy. sexual ecstasy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pleasure and happiness. abandon. afterglow. beatitude. bed of roses idiom.
The meaning of ECSTASY is a state of overwhelming emotion; especially : rapturous delight. How to use ecstasy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ecstasy.
noun. often plural a state of exalted delight, joy, etc; rapture. intense emotion of any kind. an ecstasy of rage. psychol 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. archaic.
ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation share a sense of being taken or moved out of one’s self or one’s normal state, and entering a state of intensified or heightened feeling.
Ecstasy can mean a feeling or it can also be a state of being, so you might say, “I’m in ecstasy because this pumpkin pie tastes so delicious!” Definitions of ecstasy noun
[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)
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.
ECSTASY definition: 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.
noun. ecstasies. A feeling of overpowering joy; great delight; rapture. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A state of being overpowered by emotion, as by joy, grief, or passion. An ecstasy of delight. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A trance, esp. one resulting from religious fervor. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. MDMA.
