êxtase

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See also: extase

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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis), through Latin ecstasis.

Noun

êxtase m (plural êxtases)

  1. ecstasy (state of mind in which the individual is dominated by emotions or senses, sometimes with a loss of awareness of the surrounding reality)
    Synonym: arrebatamento

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis) and Latin ecstasis through English ecstasy.

Noun

êxtase m (plural êxtases)

  1. ecstasy (drug consisting of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) which, consisting of a mixture of stimulants and hallucinogens, acts on the central nervous system, causing effects such as feelings of euphoria and loss of inhibition)

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