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ec⋅stat⋅ic

  [ek-stat-ik]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by ecstasy.
2. subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous.
–noun
3. a person subject to fits of ecstasy.
Origin:
1620–30; (< MF extatique) < ML ecstaticus < Gk ekstatikós, equiv. to ek- ec- + statikós static. See ecstasy

Related forms:
ec⋅stat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ec·stat·ic   (ěk-stāt'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Marked by or expressing ecstasy.
  2. Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured.

[French extatique, from Greek ekstatikos, from ekstasis, distraction; see ecstasy.]
ec·stat'i·cal·ly adv.
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Ecstatic

Ec*stat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. extatique. See Ecstasy, n.]

1. Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance.

This ecstatic fit of love and jealousy. --Hammond.

2. Delightful beyond measure; rapturous; ravishing; as, ecstatic bliss or joy.

Ecstatic

Ec*stat"ic\, n. An enthusiast. [R.] --Gauden.
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Language Translation for : ecstatic
Spanish: extasiado,
German: verzückt,
Japanese: 有頂天の
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