Definition of ectasy
1. ecstasy [ n ] a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
Examples: : "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
Each high note had the crowd in ecstasy so that it stopped the show midway in the `` Mad_Scene '' , but the real reason was a realization of the extraordinary performance unfolding at the moment .
Synonyms ecstasy rapture exaltation raptus transport Related Terms emotional_state exhilarate2. ecstasy [ n ] a state of elated bliss
Used in print:(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
His rage assumes a religious form ; that_is , on the basis of his own sinfulness and abject wretchedness , Piepsam becomes a prophet who in his ecstasy and in the name of God imprecates doom on Life - not_only the cyclist now , but the audience , the world , as_well : `` all you light-headed breed '' .
(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)
It was ecstasy .
Synonyms ecstasy rapture repture Related Terms bliss3. ecstasy [ n ] designer drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines (it floods the brain with serotonin) but to avoid the drug laws; in 1985 it was declared illegal
Synonyms MDMA Adam ecstasy cristal disco_biscuit go hug_drug x xtc methylenedioxymethamphetamine Related Terms club_drug designer_drugSimilar Spelling
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