ecstasy

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔκστασις (ekstasis) < ἐξίστημι (eksistēmi), “‘I displace’”) < ἐκ (ek), “‘out’”) and ἵστημι (histēmi), “‘I stand’”).

[edit] Noun

Singular
ecstasy

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural ecstasies

ecstasy (countable and uncountable; plural ecstasies)

  1. Intense pleasure.
  2. A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control.
  3. A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.
  4. (slang) The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family.

[edit] Synonyms

  • (the drug): MDMA; (Modern Vernacular) E, XTC, X

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[edit] Translations

intense pleasure
intense emotion
trance associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation
drug
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