ecstasy

(noun)

a trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation

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Examples of ecstasy in the following topics:

  • Italian Sculpture in the Baroque Period

    • The Ecstasy of St.

  • Correlational Research

    • If a researcher was to look at the psychological effects of long-term ecstasy use, it would not be ethical to randomly assign participants to a condition of long-term ecstasy use.

  • Religious Experience

    • In ecstasy, believers are understood to have a soul or spirit which can leave the body.

  • What is Ear Training

    • (For more on this subject, you may want to look up Robert Jourdain's Music, the Brain, and Ecstasy: How Music Captures our Imagination.)

  • Stimulants

    • Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), known by its common street names Ecstasy and Molly, had a medical application as a treatment for depression and a psychotherapy aid until 1985, when it became a controlled substance.

  • Raphael

    • He also produced a number of significant altarpieces, including The Ecstasy of St.

  • Don't Just Do Something-Sit There!

    • It has no choice; it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. ~ Franz Kafka