ecstasy

noun

/ˈekstəsi/

(plural ecstasies)

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[uncountable, countable] a feeling or state of very great happiness
- in ecstasy Kate closed her eyes in ecstasy at the thought of a cold drink.
- An ecstasy of bliss poured through me.
synonym bliss
Extra Examples
- He had never felt such ecstasy as he did that night.
- I was in sheer ecstasy over the prospect of meeting my idol.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pure
- sheer
- religious
- …
verb + ecstasy
- feel
preposition
- in ecstasy
- ecstasy at
- ecstasy over
- …
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[countable, uncountable] (in religion) a state in which somebody experiences extreme emotions, through prayer and meditation, that take them beyond the limits of the individual self
- She received visions and ecstasies, sharing in the saint's sufferings.
(also Ecstasy)
[uncountable]
(abbreviation E)
an illegal drug, taken especially by young people at parties, clubs, etc. see also MDMATopics Social issuesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
ecstasy + noun
- pill
- tablet
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Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to an emotional or religious frenzy or trance-like state): from Old French extasie, via late Latin from Greek ekstasis ‘standing outside oneself’, based on ek- ‘out’ + histanai ‘to place’.

单词	ecstasy
释义	ecstasy noun /ˈekstəsi/ /ˈekstəsi/ (plural ecstasies) jump to other results [uncountable, countable] a feeling or state of very great happiness in ecstasy Kate closed her eyes in ecstasy at the thought of a cold drink. An ecstasy of bliss poured through me. synonym bliss Extra Examples He had never felt such ecstasy as he did that night. I was in sheer ecstasy over the prospect of meeting my idol. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pure sheer religious … verb + ecstasy feel preposition in ecstasy ecstasy at ecstasy over … See full entry [countable, uncountable] (in religion) a state in which somebody experiences extreme emotions, through prayer and meditation, that take them beyond the limits of the individual self She received visions and ecstasies, sharing in the saint's sufferings. (also Ecstasy) [uncountable] (abbreviation E) an illegal drug, taken especially by young people at parties, clubs, etc. see also MDMATopics Social issuesc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryecstasy + noun pill tablet See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (originally referring to an emotional or religious frenzy or trance-like state): from Old French extasie, via late Latin from Greek ekstasis ‘standing outside oneself’, based on ek- ‘out’ + histanai ‘to place’.
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