Ĕc'sta-sy1, n.
n. [Fr. extase, Lat. ecstasis, Gr. ἔκστασις, from ἐξιστάναι, to put out of place, derange, from, ἐκ, ἐξ, out of, and ἱστάναι, to set, to stand.]
Sense 1. A being beside one's self so far that the primary functions, particularly of the senses, are suspended; a state in which the mind is rapt or carried away beyond the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of disease or of overwhelming joy, sorrow, or excitement; frenzy; madness. “Poetic ecstasy.” Wordsworth. “Like a saint in ecstasy.” R. Browning.
Sense 2. Excessive and overmastering joy; rapture; enthusiastic delight.
He on the tender grass Would sit, and hearken even to ecstasy. Milton.
Sense 3. Loss of control over the mental powers; insanity; madness.
That unmatched form and feature of blown youth Blasted with ecstasy. Shak.