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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
MDMA \MDMA\ n. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but originally synthesized to avoid the drug laws; it is now a controlled substance. It is informally called {ecstasy}. It is used by some abusively and illegally without a prescription. [acronym]
Syn: methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Adam, ecstasy. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ecstasy \Ec"sta*sy\, noun; pl. {Ecstasies}. [F. extase, L. ecstasis, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put out of place, derange; ? = 'ek 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ecstasy \Ec"sta*sy\, verb (used with an object) To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obs.]
The most ecstasied order of holy . . . spirits. --Jer. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ecstasy
noun
1: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: {rapture}, {transport}, {exaltation}, {raptus}]
2: a state of elated bliss [syn: {rapture}]
3: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: {Adam}, {XTC}, {go}, {disco biscuit}, {cristal}, {X}, {hug drug}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "ecstasy": abandon, affection, affectionateness, afflatus, amativeness, amorousness, ardency, ardor, beatification, beatitude, bewitchment, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cloud nine, craze, delectation, delight, delirium, demonstrativeness, dharana, dhyana, ecstasis, ecstatics, elation, enchantment, enjoyment, euphoria, exaltation, excitement, exhilaration, exuberance, felicity, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fire, fire and fury, frenzy, furor, furore, fury, gaiety, gladness, glee, goatishness, gratification, gusto, happiness, heart, heartiness, heat, heaven, high spirits, horniness, hypnosis, hysteria, impassionedness, inspiration, intoxication, joy, joyance, joyfulness, liveliness, lovelornness, lovesickness, madness, orgasm, orgy, overhappiness, overjoyfulness, paradise, paroxysm, passion, passionateness, pleasure, rage, rapture, ravishment, relish, rhapsody, romanticism, samadhi, savor, sentimentality, seventh heaven, sexiness, soul, spirit, sunshine, susceptibility, tearing passion, thrill, towering rage, trance, transport, unalloyed happiness, vehemence, verve, warmth, warmth of feeling, yoga trance, zeal
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