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   Ecstasy , n.; pl. Ecstasies . [F. extase, L. ecstasis, fr. Gr. , fr.  to put out of place, derange;  = ἐκ out +  to set, stand. See Ex-, and Stand.] [Also written extasy.]
   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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   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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   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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   (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.
   
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   Ecstasy, v. t. To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obs.]
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   The most ecstasied order of holy . . . spirits.
   Jer. Taylor.
   
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   MDMA n. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but originally synthesized to avoid the drug laws; it is now a controlled substance.  It is informally called ecstasy.  It is used by some abusively and illegally without a prescription. [acronym]
   Syn. -- methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Adam, ecstasy.
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