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ecstasy
[ ek-stuh-see ]
noun
- rapturous delight.
- an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden, intense feeling.
- the frenzy of poetic inspiration.
- mental transport or rapture from the contemplation of divine things.
- (often initial capital letter) Slang. MDMA ( def ).
ecstasy
/ ˈɛkstəsɪ /
noun
- often plural a state of exalted delight, joy, etc; rapture
- intense emotion of any kind
an ecstasy of rage
- psychol overpowering emotion characterized by loss of self-control and sometimes a temporary loss of consciousness: often associated with orgasm, religious mysticism, and the use of certain drugs
- archaic.a state of prophetic inspiration, esp of poetic rapture
- slang.3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine; MDMA: a powerful drug that acts as a stimulant and can produce hallucinations
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ecstasy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A visit to the produce section of the supermarket, with all its colors and 3D shapes, could send me into a sort of ecstasy.
They might give a quick nod to its spiritual potential, but most of the discussion will focus on physical ecstasy.
In addition to its discreet application, it dries very quickly, so you don’t have to spend half an hour languishing in the shade while your friends prance around in their vitamin A-infused ecstasy.
This is all a far cry from older workplace dramas like Mad Men or Phantom Thread or literally any Aaron Sorkin show, whose flawed protagonists find meaning or ecstasy or redemption through a job brilliantly done.
Flowers knows exactly what sounds to combine so that the audience goes into ecstasy, a sensation that bounces back instantly and makes you raise your arms to the metallic beat that is more intense with every second.
No more wishing you could feel her hot breath on your neck as she writhes in ecstasy.
All Higuain had to do was pause, mark his target, and kick Argentina to ecstasy.
The goal offered ecstasy to free-kick aficionados, who have had little to cherish at this World Cup.
His experiments most famously introduced the empathogenic drug MDMA into the popular consciousness—under its street name, Ecstasy.
Molly holds the reputation of being an unadulterated drug—Ecstasy minus any and all substances used to cut it.
She reached forward to it in ecstasy; but she might not enjoy it, save at the price which her conscience exacted.
It was a golden day, almost incredibly clear and radiant, quivering with brightness and life, and surely with ecstasy.
He saw pictures of exquisite delights, of earthly paradises, of joys that made life an ecstasy.
While Norman set to work as pioneer, some skipped about in wild ecstasy, and Ethel knelt down to peer into the hole.
A violent blow drew him from his ecstasy; his hat had been knocked off with the stroke of a soldier's halberd.
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