ecstasy
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ecstasy
n 1: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion;
"listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles
Dickens [syn: {ecstasy}, {rapture}, {transport},
{exaltation}, {raptus}]
2: a state of elated bliss [syn: {ecstasy}, {rapture}]
3: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam},
{ecstasy}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug
drug}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
MDMA \MDMA\ n.
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a drug designed to have the
effects of amphetamines but originally synthesized to avoid
the drug laws; it is now a controlled substance. It is
informally called {ecstasy}. It is used by some abusively and
illegally without a prescription. [acronym]
Syn: methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Adam, ecstasy.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ecstasy \Ec"sta*sy\, n.; pl. {Ecstasies}. [F. extase, L.
ecstasis, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put out of place, derange; ? =
'ek out + ? 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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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "ecstasy":
abandon, affection, affectionateness, afflatus, amativeness,
amorousness, ardency, ardor, beatification, beatitude, bewitchment,
blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cloud nine,
craze, delectation, delight, delirium, demonstrativeness, dharana,
dhyana, ecstasis, ecstatics, elation, enchantment, enjoyment,
euphoria, exaltation, excitement, exhilaration, exuberance,
felicity, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fire, fire and fury,
frenzy, furor, furore, fury, gaiety, gladness, glee, goatishness,
gratification, gusto, happiness, heart, heartiness, heat, heaven,
high spirits, horniness, hypnosis, hysteria, impassionedness,
inspiration, intoxication, joy, joyance, joyfulness, liveliness,
lovelornness, lovesickness, madness, orgasm, orgy, overhappiness,
overjoyfulness, paradise, paroxysm, passion, passionateness,
pleasure, rage, rapture, ravishment, relish, rhapsody, romanticism,
samadhi, savor, sentimentality, seventh heaven, sexiness, soul,
spirit, sunshine, susceptibility, tearing passion, thrill,
towering rage, trance, transport, unalloyed happiness, vehemence,
verve, warmth, warmth of feeling, yoga trance, zeal
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