Defn: 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
Ec"sta*sy, v. t.
Defn: To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obs.]
The most ecstasied order of holy . . . spirits. Jer. Taylor.
ECSTATIC
Ec*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. 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.
Defn: An enthusiast. [R.] Gauden.
ECSTATICAL
Ec*stat"ic*al, a.
1. Ecstatic. Bp. Stillingfleet.