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ecstasy
(encz) | ecstasy,extáze n: Zdeněk Brož |
ecstasy
(gcide) | 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] |
Ecstasy
(gcide) | Ecstasy \Ec"sta*sy\, v. t.
To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obs.]
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The most ecstasied order of holy . . . spirits. --Jer.
Taylor.
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Ecstasy
(gcide) | 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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ecstasy
(wn) | 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}] |
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liquid ecstasy
(encz) | liquid ecstasy, n: |
Ecstasy
(gcide) | 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]Ecstasy \Ec"sta*sy\, v. t.
To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The most ecstasied order of holy . . . spirits. --Jer.
Taylor.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]
Like a mad prophet in an ecstasy. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
This is the very ecstasy of love. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
3. Violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive
grief of anxiety; insanity; madness. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
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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liquid ecstasy
(wn) | liquid ecstasy
n 1: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: soap,
scoop, max, liquid ecstasy, grievous bodily harm,
goop, Georgia home boy, easy lay] |
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