\Ec"sta*sy\, n.; pl. {Ecstasies}. [F. extase, L.
ecstasis, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put out of place, derange; ? =
? out + ? to set, stand. See {Ex-}, and {Stand}.] [Also
written {extasy}.]
1. 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.

         Like a mad prophet in an ecstasy.     --Dryden.

         This is the very ecstasy of love.     --Shak.

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

         He on the tender grass Would sit, and hearken even
         to ecstasy.                           --Milton.

3. Violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive
   grief of anxiety; insanity; madness. [Obs.]

         That unmatched form and feature of blown youth
         Blasted with ecstasy.                 --Shak.

         Our words will but increase his ecstasy. --Marlowe.

4. (Med.) 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. --Mayne.

\Ec"sta*sy\, v. t.
To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obs.]

      The most ecstasied order of holy . . . spirits. --Jer.
                                               Taylor.