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Complete Definition of "ecstasy"

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Etymology
From AGr. term|ἔκστασις|scpolytonic (ekstasis) < term|ἐξίστημι|scpolytonic (eksistēmi) "I displace" < term|ἐκ|scpolytonic (ek) "out" and term|ἵστημι|scpolytonic (histēmi) "I stand".

Noun
en-noun|ecstasies|-

  1. intense|Intense pleasure.
  2. A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control.
  3. A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.
  4. slang MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family.

Translations
trans-top|intense pleasure
Finnish: t|fi|hurmio, t+|fi|ekstaasi
German: t-|de|Ekstase|f
Greek: t|el|έκσταση|f|trékstasi|scGrek
trans-mid
Norwegian: t|no|ekstase|m
Russian: t|ru|экстаз|m|trekstáz|scCyrl, t|ru|восторг|m|trvostórg|scCyrl
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trans-top|intense emotion
Finnish: t|fi|hurmio, t+|fi|ekstaasi
German: t-|de|Ekstase|f
Greek: t|el|έκσταση|f|trékstasi|scGrek
trans-mid
Norwegian: ekstase m
Russian: экстаз (ekstáz) m
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trans-top|trance associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation
Finnish: hurmos, ekstaasi, transsi
German: t-|de|Ekstase|f
Greek: t|el|έκσταση|f|sc=Grek (ékstasi)
trans-mid
Norwegian: ekstase m
Russian: экстаз (ekstáz) m
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trans-top|drug
Croatian: t-|hr|ekstazi|m
English (Modern Vernacular): E, XTC
Finnish: t+|fi|ekstaasi
German: Ecstasy f, Teile f, Pillen f
Greek: t|el|Έκσταση|f|sc=Grek (Ékstasi)
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Norwegian: t+|no|ecstasy
Russian: экстази (ékstazi) n
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ttbc|Estonian: #Estonian|ecstasy, ekstasi
ttbc|Italian: estasi f
ttbc|Japanese: 有頂天 (うちょうてん), 恍惚 (こうこつ), 狂喜 (きょうき)
ttbc|Portuguese: êxtase
ttbc|Spanish: éxtasis m
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Related terms
ecstatic

Category:Recreational drugs

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