Ecstasy

ek′sta-si, n. a word applied to states of mind marked by temporary mental alienation and altered or diminished consciousne : exce ive joy: enthusiasm, or any exalted feeling.— v.t. to fill with joy.— adjs. Ec′stasied , enraptured; Ecstat′ic , causing ecstasy: amounting to ecstasy: rapturous.— n. one given to ecstasy: something spoken in a state of ecstasy.— adv. Ecstat′ically . [Through O. Fr. and Low L. from Gr. ekstasis — ek , aside, hist an a i , to make to stand.]