extase
ecstasy, rapture
noun ex-TAHZ Rare
Origin: Greek 'ekstasis' (displacement, trance)
Usage Note
Extase describes overwhelming joy, spiritual trance, or artistic rapture. The phrase être en extase (to be in rapture/ecstasy) is very common. Extatique is the related adjective. In colloquial slang extase can also informally allude to the drug MDMA, though ecsta is more common in that register.
Examples
"Elle était en extase devant le tableau."
Natural Translation
She was in rapture before the painting.
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