исступление

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic исступлениѥ (isstuplenije), a calque of Ancient Greek ἔκστασις (ékstasis, ecstasy, literally out of step), from ис- (is-) (compare Russian ис- (is-, out)) and ступлениѥ (stuplenije) (compare Russian ступи́ть (stupítʹ, to step)).

Pronunciation

Noun

исступле́ние (isstuplénijen inan (genitive исступле́ния, nominative plural исступле́ния, genitive plural исступле́ний)

  1. (literary) ecstasy, delirium, frenzy, craze, rage

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