ECSTATIC

ecstatic, enraptured, rapturous, rapt, rhapsodic

(adjective) feeling great rapture or delight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ecstatic (comparative more ecstatic, superlative most ecstatic)

Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.

Extremely happy.

Relating to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion.

Synonyms

• blissful

• delirious

• elated

• euphoric

• joyful

• joyous

Noun

ecstatic (plural ecstatics)

(in the plural) Transports of delight; words or actions performed in a state of ecstasy.

A person in a state of ecstasy.

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Ec*stat"ic, n.

Definition: An enthusiast. [R.] Gauden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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