trance
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7.1
- noun
- /træns/
:
estado de trance
- During the meditation session, many participants reported feeling as if they were in a trance, lost in their thoughts.
- go into a trance
- enter a trance
- fall into a trance
So there are certain tools to fall into trance in shamanism.
- So there are certain tools to fall into trance in shamanism.
- An early translation for pranayama was a trance induced by breath holding.
- And there's like specific drum drumming that can help you get into that, that trance state.
- The ghost fish motion was switched up at the last second, luring Marvolio into a trance.
- He claimed to have been in a trance the entire time that he recounted this to the San Francisco Chronicle.
- So Tony Dunkelweld, who is going into these trance states, he's a young man.
- Whatever that's going on in your mind, recognize that I'm in the trance of unworthiness.
Examples
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After taking the drug, the boy became intoxicated and entered into a trance as if under hypnosis.
Academic text (1994) -
Today when I was there, she... she went into the most incredible trance.
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And standing just a feet few feet away and watching him going into a trance was something that I will never forget.
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"I want you to go back into trance for me, like you did the other night."
Fiction book (1991) -
Do you realize that you are now deep in a trance?
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During the ritual, a woman student actually went into a trance right there at New York University.
Academic text (1992) -
The young women swayed as if in a trance, their arms reaching heavenward.
Fiction book (1992) -
On the Eve of St. Agnes, young virgins enter into a trance to imagine their future husbands.
Academic text (1999) -
He fell into a trance while listening to the soothing music, completely unaware of his surroundings.
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The magician's performance left the audience in a trance, captivated and mesmerized by the illusions before them.
Synonyms
58
6.2
A state of focused attention in which a person is more open to ideas from another person
8
6.7
Very fascinated and unable to control your actions or feelings
2
6.8
A deep daze when a person is unaware of what is happening
1
8.6
A very relaxed state where someone accepts another person's suggestions easily
1
9.9
A light state like sleep where a person follows simple commands but does little on their own
A deep state of mind with strong feeling and focused attention during prayer
A strong feeling of complete fascination that holds your attention
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.6
A very relaxed state where someone accepts another person's suggestions easily
- Jargon
Electronic dance music with big uplifting melodies that makes people feel very happy
- Specialized
A deep state of mind with strong feeling and focused attention during prayer
A kind of electronic dance music with emotional tunes and fast beats that makes you feel joyful
How Conscious
14
2.9
60
7.1
20
5.3
- Specialized
17
7.7
13
6.0
- Specialized
259
5.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trance comes from the Latin verb transire, meaning 'to cross' or 'go beyond', so a trance is like being 'carried away' from normal awareness and not fully conscious.