Ec·sta·sy n.; pl. Ecstasies   [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.