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Ec"sta*sy (?), n.; pl. Ecstasies (#). [F. extase, L. ecstasis, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to put out of place, derange; &unr_; = 'ek out + &unr_; to set, stand. See Ex-, and Stand.] [Also written extasy.] 1. The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries.
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Like a mad prophet in an ecstasy. Dryden.
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This is the very ecstasy of love. Shak.
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2. Excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture; enthusiastic delight.
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He on the tender grass
Would sit, and hearken even to ecstasy. Milton.
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3. Violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive grief of anxiety; insanity; madness. [Obs.]
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That unmatched form and feature of blown youth
Blasted with ecstasy. Shak.
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Our words will but increase his ecstasy. Marlowe.
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4. (Med.) A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and breathing are not affected. Mayne.
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Ec"sta*sy, v. t. To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obs.]
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The most ecstasied order of holy . . . spirits. Jer. Taylor.
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