trance

¹trance

noun \ˈtran(t)s\

Definition of TRANCE

1

: stupor, daze

2

: a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity

3

: a state of profound abstraction or absorption

— trance·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of TRANCE

1. The spiritual healer fell into a trance.
2. He was staring out the window in a trance.

Origin of TRANCE

Middle English traunce, from Anglo-French transe death, coma, rapture, from transir to depart, die, from Latin transire to cross, pass by — more at transient

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TRANCE

Synonyms: daydreaming, study, reverie, woolgathering

Related Words: contemplation, meditation, musing; absentmindedness, absorption, abstraction, preoccupation; chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), figment, hallucination, illusion, phantasm (also fantasm), pipe dream, unreality, vision

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