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- Dictionaryecstatic/ɪkˈstatɪk/
adjective
- 1. feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement: "ecstatic fans filled the stadium"
- 2. involving an experience of mystic self-transcendence: "an ecstatic vision of God"
noun
- 1. a person subject to mystical experiences.
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adjective. uk / ɪkˈstæt.ɪk / us / ekˈstæt̬.ɪk / Add to word list. extremely happy: The new president was greeted by an ecstatic crowd. Synonyms. enraptured literary. rapturous. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. feeling or showing pleasure. happy I'm much happier in my new job. cheerful She's always very cheerful.
noun. : one that is subject to ecstasies. Did you know? Ecstatic has been used in our language since the late 16th century, and the noun ecstasy is even older, dating from the 1300s. Both derive from the Greek verb existanai ("to put out of place"), which was used in a Greek phrase meaning "to drive someone out of his or her mind."
Ecstatic definition: of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion. See examples of ECSTATIC used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ekˈstæt̬.ɪk / uk / ɪkˈstæt.ɪk / Add to word list. extremely happy: The new president was greeted by an ecstatic crowd. Synonyms. enraptured literary. rapturous. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. feeling or showing pleasure. happy I'm much happier in my new job. cheerful She's always very cheerful.
The adjective ecstatic turns the noun "ecstasy" into a descriptive word. When Celine hit that high note, the audience was ecstatic. Originally, ecstatic had religious connotations having to do with the sheer joy of knowing God or someone truly holy.
adjective. 1. in a trancelike state of great rapture or delight. 2. showing or feeling great enthusiasm. ecstatic applause. noun. 3. a person who has periods of intense trancelike joy.
(in religion) involving feelings of great emotion, especially through prayer and meditation, that take somebody beyond the limits of the individual self. an ecstatic vision of God. Word Origin. See ecstatic in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: ecstatic.
ĕk-stătĭk. Of, having the nature of, or characterized by ecstasy. Causing, or caused by, ecstasy. Subject to ecstasy. Extremely happy. (in the plural) Transports of delight; words or actions performed in a state of ecstasy.
Define ecstatic. ecstatic synonyms, ecstatic pronunciation, ecstatic translation, English dictionary definition of ecstatic. adj. 1. Marked by or expressing ecstasy. 2. Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured. ec·stat′i·cal·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
noun. a person subject to fits of ecstasy: The author, a known ecstatic, could write only in fits of rage or glee. ecstatic. / ɛkˈstætɪk / adjective. in a trancelike state of great rapture or delight. showing or feeling great enthusiasm. ecstatic applause. noun. a person who has periods of intense trancelike joy. Discover More. Derived Forms.
