ecstasy (redirected from ecstasies)

ec·sta·sy  (kst-s)

n. pl. ec·sta·sies

1. Intense joy or delight.

2. A state of emotion so intense that one is carried beyond rational thought and self-control: an ecstasy of rage.

3. The trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.

4. Slang MDMA.

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[Middle English extasie, from Old French, from Late Latin extasis, terror, from Greek ekstasis, astonishment, distraction, from existanai, to displace, derange : ek-, out of; see ecto- + histanai, to place; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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ecstasy [ˈɛkstəsɪ]

n pl -sies

1. (often plural) a state of exalted delight, joy, etc.; rapture

2. intense emotion of any kind an ecstasy of rage

3. (Psychology) 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

4. Archaic a state of prophetic inspiration, esp of poetic rapture

5. (Medicine / Pharmacology) Slang 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDMA: a powerful drug that acts as a stimulant and can produce hallucinations

[from Old French extasie, via Medieval Latin from Greek ekstasis displacement, trance, from existanai to displace, from ex- out + histanai to cause to stand]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ecstasy - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens exaltation, rapture, raptus, transport emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
	2.	ecstasy - a state of elated bliss rapture bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air - a state of extreme happiness
	3.	ecstasy - street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine cristal, disco biscuit, hug drug, XTC, go, X, Adam MDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine - a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States; "MDMA is often used at parties because it enables partygoers to remain active for long periods of time"

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ecstasy

noun rapture, delight, joy, enthusiasm, frenzy, bliss, trance, euphoria, fervour, elation, rhapsody, exaltation, transport, ravishment the agony and ecstasy of holiday romance
suffering, pain, hell, torture, distress, misery, agony, torment, anguish, affliction

Quotations
"To burn always with this hard, gemlike flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life" [Walter Pater Studies in the History of the Renaissance]
"Take all away from me, but leave me Ecstasy,"
"And I am richer then than all my Fellow Men" [Emily Dickinson]
"To be bewitched is not to be saved, though all the magicians and aesthetes in the world should pronounce it to be so" [George Santayana The Life of Reason: Reason in Art]

Translations

ecstasy [ˈekstəsɪ] N

1. (Rel, fig) → éxtasis m inv
to go into ecstasies over sth → extasiarse ante algo
to be in ecstasy → estar en éxtasis
to be in ecstasies → estar en éxtasis

2. (Drugs) → éxtasis m inv

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ecstasy [ˈɛkstəsi] n

(= intense happiness) → extase f
to be in ecstasy → être en extase
to go into ecstasies over sb → être en extase devant qn

(= drug) → ecstasy m

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ecstasy

n

→ Ekstase f, → Verzückung f; to be in ecstasy → ekstatisch or verzückt sein; to go into ecstasies over something → über etw (acc) → in Ekstase or Verzückung geraten; ecstasy! she sighed → welche Wonne! seufzte sie

(= drug) → Ecstasy nt

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ecstasy [ˈɛkstəsɪ] n

a. (Rel) (fig) → estasi f inv
to go into ecstasies over → andare in estasi per

b. (drug) → ecstasy f

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ecstasy [ˈɛkstəsɪ] n

a. (Rel) (fig) → estasi f inv
to go into ecstasies over → andare in estasi per

b. (drug) → ecstasy f

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ecstasy [ˈekstəsi]

1  noun, plural ˈecstasies (a feeling of) very great joy or other overwhelming emotion.

2 (no plural) a narcotic drug

adj ecˈstatic [-ˈstӕ-]

an ecstatic mood. geesdriftige نَشْوان възторжен extatický ekstatisk; begejstret verzückt εκστατικός extasiado ekstaatiline خلسه آمیز؛ سرخوش hurmioitunut extasié מִתפָּעֵל अति आनंदित oduševljen, zanesen elragadtatott senang frá sér numinn estatico 有頂天の 무아지경에 빠진 ekstazės apimtas, džiaugsmu trykštantis ekstāzes-; ekstātisks mood gembira extatisch henrykt, begeistret, ekstatisk nie posiadający się z radości extático încântat, vesel экстатический extatický zamaknjen ekstatičan extatisk อย่างมีความสุข; อย่างปิติ kendinden geçmiş, mest 欣喜若狂的 несамовитий; той, що перебуває в екстазі حالت وجد میں thuộc trạng thái đê mê 欣喜若狂的

adv ecˈstatically

ekstaties, geesdriftig بِنَشْوَه възторжено extaticky ekstatiskt; begejstret verzückt εκστατικά con éxtasis ekstaatiliselt با وجد و هیجان؛ خلسه آمیز hurmioituneesti avec extase בְּהִתלַהֲבוּת आनंद से, आनंददायक oduševljeno elragadtatva penuh sukacita frá sér numinn con estasi うっとりとして 무아지경으로 aistringai, su susižavėjimu ekstātiski, ārkārtīgi jūsmīgi/pacilāti dengan ghairahnya extatisch henrykt, ekstatisk pełen zachwytu extaticamente încântat экстатически extaticky zamaknjeno ekstatično extatiskt อย่างปิติสุข kendinden geçercesine 欣喜若狂地 несамовито پرولولہ انداز میں một cách đê mê 欣喜若狂地

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ecstasy → نشوى extáze ekstase Ekstase έκσταση éxtasis ekstaasi extase ekstaza estasi エクスタシー 무아경 extase begeistring zachwyt êxtase экстаз extas ความปิติยินดีอย่างล้นพ้น coşku trạng thái mê ly 狂喜