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ecstasy

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1. ecstasy - Noun

2. ecstasy - Verb

Meaning

The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries.

Excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture; enthusiastic delight.

Violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive grief of anxiety; insanity; madness.

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.

To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture Source: Internet

Amelia and her boyfriend, pub manager Poonyawat Hirantecha, 41, were arrested on Sep 19, 2017 at a house in Bangkok’s Sai Mai district where police seized 70 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 16 ecstasy pills and a weighing scale. Source: Internet

Another member of the family - another Pasquale Barbaro, from Griffith - was sentenced to 30 years jail for importing what was then the world's biggest ecstasy haul into Melbourne. Source: Internet

For, it is part and parcel of the savaging dichotomy of Guyana that any realized ecstasy of true Indian Arrival would signify the piercing agony of those in the house next door, the car in front, the desk behind. Source: Internet

He is credited with introducing MDMA (ecstasy) to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use and for the discovery, synthesis and personal bioassay of over 230 psychoactive compounds for their psychedelic and entactogenic potential. Source: Internet

Due to the association of illegal party drugs such as MDMA (ecstasy) and the use of non-authorized, secret venues for some raves, such as squat parties at warehouses, law enforcement attention has been directed at the rave scene in many countries. Source: Internet

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