a state of extreme euphoria or ecstasy, often attributed to religious or mystical causes
peak experience in American English
noun
Psychology
a high point in the life of a self-actualizer, during which the person feels ecstatic and more alive and whole than is usual
Word origin
[1960–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, pop art, power play, tag question, zip code
Examples of 'peak experience' in a sentence
peak experience
Increasingly, looking for wildlife in this country is a peak experience or it's nothing at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Poetry provides some kind of peak experience constructed from the shabby, battered bricks of mere verbiage.