[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ecstasy \ec"stasy\, 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
      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.
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            like a mad prophet in an ecstasy.     --dryden.
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            this is the very ecstasy of love.     --shak.
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   2. excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture;
      enthusiastic delight.
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            he on the tender grass
            would sit, and hearken even to ecstasy. --milton.
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   3. violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive
      grief of anxiety; insanity; madness. obs.
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            that unmatched form and feature of blown youth
            blasted with ecstasy.                 --shak.
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            our words will but increase his ecstasy. --marlowe.
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   4. med. 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. --mayne.
      1913 webster
see also:
ecstasies ex- stand extasy 

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