Ecstasy
Ecstasy , noun
[French extase, Latin ecstasis, from Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed} to put out of place, derange; {not transcribed} = 'ek out + {not transcribed} to set, stand. See Ex-, and Stand.]
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.
Like a mad prophet in an ecstasy.
This is the very ecstasy of love.
2.
Excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture; enthusiastic delight.
He on the tender grass
Would sit, and hearken even to ecstasy.
3.
Violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive grief of anxiety; insanity; madness. [Obsolete]
That unmatched form and feature of blown youth
Blasted with ecstasy.
Our words will but increase his ecstasy.
4.
(Medicine) 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
Ecstasy , transitive verb
To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obsolete]
The most ecstasied order of holy... spirits.