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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