Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - ecstasy
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Ecstasy
ecstasy
~ n 1 a feeling of extreme happiness (His expression was one of pure ecstasy. | in ecstasy/ecstasies (=feeling extremely happy) | go into ecstasies (=become very happy and excited)) 2 a state in which you cannot see or hear what is happening around you, because you are having a powerful religious experience
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(ecstasies) 1. Ecstasy is a feeling of very great happiness. ...a state of almost religious ecstasy. N-VAR 2. Ecstasy is an illegal drug which makes people feel happy and energetic. N-UNCOUNT 3. If you are in ecstasy about something, you are very excited about it. If you go into ecstasies, you become very excited. My father was in ecstasy when I won my scholarship... She went into ecstasies over actors. PHRASE: N inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -sies) Etymology: Middle English extasie, from Middle French, from Late Latin ecstasis, from Greek ekstasis, from existanai to derange, from ex- out + histanai to cause to stand — more at ex-, stand Date: 14th century 1. a. a state of being beyond reason and self-control b. archaic swoon 2. a state of overwhelming emotion; especially rapturous delight 3. trance; especially a mystic or prophetic trance 4. often capitalized a synthetic amphetamine analog C11H15NO2 used illicitly for its mood-enhancing and hallucinogenic properties — called also MDMA Synonyms: ~, rapture, transport mean intense exaltation of mind and feelings. ~ and rapture both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion. ~ may apply to any strong emotion (as joy, fear, rage, adoration) religious ~. rapture usually implies intense bliss or beatitude in speechless rapture. transport applies to any powerful emotion that lifts one out of oneself and usually provokes vehement expression or frenzied action in a transport of rage. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 an overwhelming feeling of joy or rapture. 2 Psychol. an emotional or religious frenzy or trancelike state. 3 sl. methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a powerful stimulant and hallucinatory drug (see MDMA). Etymology: ME f. OF extasie f. LL extasis f. Gk ekstasis standing outside oneself f. ek out + histemi to place ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. экстаз, исступление; исступленный восторг ecstasy of joy —- порыв радости he is in ecstasy over the new opera —- он в полном восторге от новой оперы 2. возв. транс; наитие, самозабвенный порыв; поэтическое вдохновение 3. приводить в экстаз; вызывать бурный восторг ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun экстаз, исступленный восторг in the ecstasy of joy - в порыве радости Syn: see pleasure ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1384, from O.Fr. extasie, from L.L. extasis, from Gk. ekstasis "trance, distraction," from existanai "displace," also "drive out of one's mind," from ek "out" + histanai "to place, cause to stand." Slang use for the drug 3,4-methylendioxymethamphetamine dates from 1985. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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