ecstasy
noun/ˈekstəsi/
/ˈekstəsi/
(plural ecstasies)
- [uncountable, countable] a feeling or state of very great happiness
- in ecstasy Kate closed her eyes in ecstasy at the thought of a cold drink.
- An ecstasy of bliss poured through me.
Extra Examples- He had never felt such ecstasy as he did that night.
- I was in sheer ecstasy over the prospect of meeting my idol.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- sheer
- religious
- …
- feel
- in ecstasy
- ecstasy at
- ecstasy over
- …
- [countable, uncountable] (in religion) a state in which somebody experiences extreme emotions, through prayer and meditation, that take them beyond the limits of the individual self
- She received visions and ecstasies, sharing in the saint's sufferings.
- (also Ecstasy)[uncountable](abbreviation E)an illegal drug, taken especially by young people at parties, clubs, etc. see also MDMATopics Social issuesc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryecstasy + noun
- pill
- tablet
Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to an emotional or religious frenzy or trance-like state): from Old French extasie, via late Latin from Greek ekstasis ‘standing outside oneself’, based on ek- ‘out’ + histanai ‘to place’.
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