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- [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
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
extasy \ex"tasy\, n. v. t.
see ecstasy, n. v. t.
1913 webster
see also:
ecstasy
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