ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ECSTASY
From Old French extasie, via Medieval Latin from Greek ekstasis displacement, trance, from existanai to displace, from ex- out + histanai to cause to stand.
WHAT DOES ECSTASY MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Ecstasy
Ecstasy may refer to: ▪ Ecstasy, a trance or trance-like state in which a person transcends normal consciousness ▪ Religious ecstasy, a state of consciousness characterized by expanded spiritual awareness, visions or absolute euphoria ▪ Ecstasy, a term used to mean "outside itself" ▪ Ecstasy, a colloquial term for the drug MDMA...
Definition of ecstasy in the English dictionary
The first definition of ecstasy in the dictionary is a state of exalted delight, joy, etc; rapture. Other definition of ecstasy is intense emotion of any kind. Ecstasy is also overpowering emotion characterized by loss of self-control and sometimes a temporary loss of consciousness: often associated with orgasm, religious mysticism, and the use of certain drugs.
10 QUOTES WITH «ECSTASY»
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ecstasy.
Life has always taken place in a tumult without apparent cohesion, but it only finds its grandeur and its reality in ecstasy and in ecstatic love.
As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of life and the ecstasy of life.
The forms of art are inexhaustible; but all lead by the same road of aesthetic emotion to the same world of aesthetic ecstasy.
Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.
Even spiritually advanced people are often confused. They feel an inner ecstasy which comes from the vital world, and they think this is the real delight. But it is not so. Real delight comes from the highest world to the soul, and from the soul it saturates the whole being.
If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it.
And I have been able to give freedom and life which was acknowledged in the ecstasy of walking hand in hand across the most beautiful bridge of the world, the cables enclosing us and pulling us upward in such a dance as I have never walked and never can walk with another.
Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.
The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen ecstasy or something.
Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECSTASY»
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ecstasy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ecstasy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ecstasy: The Complete Guide: A Comprehensive Look at the ...
CURRENT EVENTS / PSYCHOLOGY "MDMA is a unique compound with great potential for positive use. This is the most complete book about it, with much information to help people realize that potential as well as reduce any possible harm.
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Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance
Ecstasy follows them and others through the backstreets of Edinburgh, stifling suburban sitting rooms and the bright lights of London. Exhilarating and dazzling, this is Welsh at his very best.
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In
Ecstasy (Large Print 16pt)
Mia and Sophie have been best friends forever but thats all about to change.
She has to choose between her secret and a chance at love… Teacher Jeannetta Rollins is about to lose something infinitely precious…her eyesight.
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Generation
Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture
In Generation Ecstasy, Simon Reynolds takes the reader on a guided tour of this end-of-the-millenium phenomenon, telling the story of rave culture and techno music as an insider who has dosed up and blissed out.
Discusses the effects and dangers of ecstasy and its damaging physiological effects on the mind and body.
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Altered State: The Story of
Ecstasy Culture and Acid House
This new edition sees Matthew Collin cast a fresh eye on the heady events of the acid house 'Summer of Love' and the rave scene's euphoric escalation into commercial excess as MDMA became a mass-market narcotic.
Another landmark catalog from LAMoCA, featuring recent works by contemporary artists that experiment with alternative modes of perception, creating a heightened sensory experience for the viewer.
Paul Schimmel, Lisa Mark, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, 2005
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Tantra: The Path of
Ecstasy
Clears up misconceptions about Tantra, and explains its pursuit of spiritual power in order to attain enlightenment
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Ecstasy: The Complete Guide: A Comprehensive Look at the ...
This is the most complete book about it, with much information to help people realize that potential as well as reduce any possible harm.” --Andrew Weil, M.D., author of 8 Weeks to Optimum Health and Spontaneous Healing “Ecstasy: The ...
Julie Holland, M.D., 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECSTASY»
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ecstasy is used in the context of the following news items.
Osborne and his incredibly powerful rabbit bring ecstasy to Tory …
As the chancellor huskily crooned national living wage, uncontrollable tidal waves of ecstasy swept through the Tories. “More, more,” they ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
ECSTASY AND AGONY Red Bulls' Miller scores one, gives one away
The Red Bulls defender scored a nice goal in Costa Rica's 2-2 Group B draw with Jamaica in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Wednesday night, but ... «Big Apple Soccer, Jul 15»
This is your brain on molly
Life is super, and that's because molly–or ecstasy, as it's better known among the olds–has played tricks on your brain. The active ingredient is ... «Fusion, Jul 15»
China's 'Breaking Bad': Professor held for selling vast amounts of …
... 2005 but had staff manufacture “hundreds of kilograms” of methylone, commonly used as a substitute for MDMA, or Ecstasy, the report said. «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson
Julien Temple's new film about Wilko Johnson takes its title from an unexpected state of euphoria the guitarist first experienced walking home ... «Uncut.co.uk, Jul 15»
Police in Brussels Intercept Ecstasy Import Scheme from Bulgaria
Police in Brussels have intercepted a drug trafficking channel through which ecstasy pills were imported from Bulgaria. The drug trafficking ... «Novinite.com, Jul 15»
Agony and ecstasy of life in an urban jungle
Living a good life is everyone's dream – almost everybody's. But one forgets there is a life beyond materialistic web that has taken away the ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
Shipped Ecstasy seized
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized 1,358 Ecstasy tablets worth P2 million sent from the Netherlands and intercepted by ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
The mafia, metadata and me: the day Stan called me into an ecstasy …
Barbaro had organised the world's biggest ecstasy shipment into Melbourne in June 2007. But by the time he rang me, three months later, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Call to make ecstasy legal and sell it at pharmacies
Australians should be able to buy a pure form of the drug ecstasy from their local pharmacy to curtail the harm caused by contaminated ... «The Age, Jul 15»
