ecstasy n pl , -sies
1 a state of exalted delight, joy, etc.; rapture
2 intense emotion of any kind
an ecstasy of rage
3 (Psychol) overpowering emotion characterized by loss of self-control and sometimes a temporary loss of consciousness: often associated with orgasm, religious mysticism, and the use of certain drugs
4 Archaic a state of prophetic inspiration, esp. of poetic rapture
5 Slang 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine: a powerful drug that acts as a stimulant and can produce hallucinations
(C14: from Old French extasie, via Medieval Latin from Greek ekstasis displacement, trance, from existanai to displace, from ex- out + histanai to cause to stand)