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• ecstasy — UK [ˈekstəsɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms ecstasy : singular ecstasy plural ecstasies 1) a feeling of great happiness and pleasure, often sexual pleasure 2) mainly literary an extreme emotional religious state during which you do …   English dictionary

• Ecstasy — • Offers details of false views Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecstasy     Ecstasy     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ecstasies — Ecstasy Ec sta*sy, n.; pl. {Ecstasies}. [F. extase, L. ecstasis, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put out of place, derange; ? = ek out + ? to set, stand. See {Ex }, and {Stand}.] [Also written {extasy}.] 1. The state of being beside one s self or rapt out of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ecstasy — n Ecstasy, rapture, transport denote a feeling or a state of intense, sometimes excessive or extreme, mental and emotional exaltation. Ecstasy in its earlier sense, which is now found chiefly in religious and poetical writings, implies a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Ecstasy — Ec sta*sy, n.; pl. {Ecstasies}. [F. extase, L. ecstasis, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put out of place, derange; ? = ek out + ? to set, stand. See {Ex }, and {Stand}.] [Also written {extasy}.] 1. The state of being beside one s self or rapt out of one s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ecstasy — [ek′stə sē] n. pl. ecstasies [ME & OFr extasie < LL(Ec) ecstasis < Gr ekstasis, a being put out of its place, distraction, trance < ek , out + histanai, to set: see STAND] 1. a state of being overpowered by emotion, as by joy, grief, or… …   English World dictionary

• ecstasy — ► NOUN (pl. ecstasies) 1) an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement. 2) an emotional or religious frenzy or trancelike state. 3) (Ecstasy) an illegal amphetamine based synthetic drug with euphoric effects. ORIGIN from Greek… …   English terms dictionary

• ecstasy — [[t]e̱kstəsi[/t]] ecstasies 1) N VAR Ecstasy is a feeling of very great happiness. ...a state of almost religious ecstasy. ...the agony and ecstasy of holiday romance. 2) N UNCOUNT Ecstasy is an illegal drug which makes people feel happy and… …   English dictionary

• ecstasy — ec|sta|sy [ˈekstəsi] n plural ecstasies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Greek ekstasis, from existanai to make mad ] 1.) [U and C] a feeling of extreme happiness in (an) ecstasy ▪ She was in an ecstasy of love. go into ecstasies (=become… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ecstasy, mysticism, and hallucinations —    The term ecstasy comes from the Greek noun ekstasis, which has a variety of meanings and connotations, including departure, dismissal, mental derangement, and poignancy. In the present context it translates loosely as being outside oneself .… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

• ecstasy — noun 1 (C, U) a feeling of extreme happiness: His expression was one of pure ecstasy. | in ecstasy/ecstasies (=feeling extremely happy) | go into ecstasies (=become very happy and excited) 2 (U) a state in which you cannot see or hear what is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English