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Definition of ecstasy
ecstasies
1a : a state of being beyond reason and self-controlb archaic : swoon
2 : a state of overwhelming emotion; especially : rapturous delight
3 : trance; especially : a mystic or prophetic trance
4 often capitalized : a synthetic amphetamine analog C11H15NO2 used illicitly for its mood-enhancing and hallucinogenic properties —called also MDMA
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Examples of ecstasy in a Sentence
His performance sent the audience into ecstasies.
actors are typically in ecstasy upon winning an Oscar
Recent Examples of ecstasy from the Web
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A coroner’s report released Monday about her death in December said alcohol, cocaine, heroin and ecstasy were found in her system.
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Boddie’s other son, NFL flameout Marcus Vick, has had several run-ins with the police and is currently facing an ecstasy-possession charge, which reportedly is still pending, the Daily News reports.
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Deputies in St. John the Baptist Parish seized marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine and several guns, one of which was reported stolen, from a house in Reserve on Tuesday (June 20).
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Fisher's toxicology review found evidence of cocaine, MDMA (better known as ecstasy), alcohol and opiates when she was rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA Hospital on Dec. 23, a toxicology report showed.
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And his own ambitious and increasingly erratic boss is using Ryan to broker an ecstasy deal with the Camorra mafia in Naples.
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Suddenly, amid the agony and ecstasy of imagining topless women alongside the carousel rides and Thrasher’s Boardwalk Fries, the Ocean City Council convened an emergency meeting Saturday to pass a no-nudity ban.
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There was grinding, going-down-on, spanking, hair pulling and ecstasy, with more of the same to be found in the other bedroom.
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Ledyard and Groton police officers conducted a joint search of 366 Colonel Ledyard Hwy., and seized 45 grams of cocaine, 6 grams of ecstasy, 10.1 ounces of marijuana and $2,550, according to police.
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Synonym Discussion of ecstasy
Other Occult Terms
ECSTASY Defined for English Language Learners
ecstasy
playDefinition of ecstasy for English Language Learners
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: a state of very great happiness : extreme delight
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: an illegal drug that is used to produce a feeling of excitement and pleasure
ECSTASY Defined for Kids
ecstasy
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ecstasies
: very great happiness or delight
Medical Dictionary
ecstasy
playMedical Definition of ecstasy
ecstasies
1: a trance state in which intense absorption (as in religious ideation) is accompanied by loss of sense perception and voluntary control
2 often capitalized : a synthetic amphetamine analog C11H15NO2 used illicitly for its mood-enhancing and hallucinogenic properties—called also MDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, XTC
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