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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.]
    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.

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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.
    WordNet 1.5
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