ecstasis
- noun
- /ɛkˈsteɪsɪs/
- Archaic
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éxtasis
- During the concert, the music transported the audience into a state of ecstasis, where they felt completely enveloped in joy.
Examples
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And so just, you know, the the different ways to get to to that ecstasis, to step beyond oneself and dissolve the ego and see things anew.
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But that would be, you know, ecstasis, being outside of yourself and not being outside of yourself, Like you're just lost somewhere.
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The use of spatial terminology (outside) here shows that ecstasis relates to the transcendence of space.
Academic text (2015) -
In this theme, the categories of our model are awareness, awe and wonder, transcendence, ecstasis, and suprarationality.
Academic text (2015) -
The elimination of these ecstatic states is encouraged through active participation in Buddhist rituals and meditation to develop enstasis rather than ecstasis.
Academic text (1997) -
After hours of meditation, she experienced ecstasis, feeling a profound connection to the universe around her.
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The beautiful sunset brought him to a moment of ecstasis, as he marveled at the colors painting the sky.
Synonyms
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6.1
A feeling of very great joy and excitement
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6.9
A very strong feeling of great joy
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7.6
A feeling of great happiness and strong emotion
A strong feeling of joy or wonder that takes over someone
A very strong religious joy and feeling of deep connection, often during prayer or chanting
Antonyms
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ecstasis comes from Greek parts ek- meaning 'out' and stasis meaning 'standing', so it paints the image of 'standing outside yourself'. That's why ecstasis describes being carried away by a very strong feeling or trance, like the modern word ecstasy.