ecstasy and rapture both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion.
ecstasy may apply to any strong emotion (such as joy, fear, rage, adoration).
religious ecstasy
rapture usually implies intense bliss or beatitude.
in speechless rapture
transport applies to any powerful emotion that lifts one out of oneself and usually provokes vehement expression or frenzied action.
in a transport of rage
Example Sentences
His performance sent the audience into ecstasies. actors are typically in ecstasy upon winning an Oscar
Recent Examples on the WebThree teenage girls were found unconscious in a Los Angeles County home on May 25 after taking ecstasy pills that were contaminated with fentanyl, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a Twitter post this week. Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022 The crowd in Allegiant Stadium immediately roared in ecstasy. Andy Meek, BGR, 27 May 2022 But Frank Gehry designed the YOLA Center with high ceilings to give the sound room to breathe, and a volcanic explosion of ecstasy erupted at ground level, rising majestically heavenward. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Suffice to say that my wife and I saw, course by course, our ecstasy supplanted by surprise, exaltation, wonderment, intrigue, gratitude and, finally, awe. Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 July 2022 But these are the stories of my fear, my neuroses, my ecstasy and my journey. Niko Stratis, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2022 The majority of fans aren’t screaming college kids breaking free of their suburban chains through the power of ecstasy and bare skin. Kat Bein, SPIN, 30 July 2022 Yet there’s a starry glow to each of these tough-minded, analytical adventures, a steadfast sense of purpose that illuminated and energized Tourneur’s world view—and a gracefully spare sense of visual ecstasy to match. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Pro cyclist Biniam Girmay experienced the ecstasy and the agony of bike racing in the span of a few minutes. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English exstasie, extasy "elation," borrowed from Middle French extasie, "stupor, transported state," borrowed from Late Latin ecstasis, extasis "trance, swoon, profound sleep," borrowed from Greek ékstasis "displacement, mental distraction, astonishment, trance," from eksta-, stem of existánai "to displace, drive out of one's senses, confound," exístasthai "to be astonished, lose consciousness" (from ex-ex- entry 3 + histánai "to cause to stand, place," hístasthai "to be standing") + -sis-sis — more at stand entry 1
1feeling情感ADJECTIVE | VERB + ECSTASY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤pure, sheer極度喜悅;狂喜▸➤religious, sexual神魂超拔;性的銷魂VERB + ECSTASY➤feel感到極度喜悅◇He had never felt such ecstasy as he did that night.那天晚上的極度喜悅,是他從來沒有感受過的。PREPOSITION➤in ecstasy心醉神迷▸➤ecstasy at因⋯欣喜若狂◇Kate closed her eyes in ecstasy at the thought of a cold drink.一想到冷飲凱特就滿足地閉上了眼睛。➤ecstasy over為⋯欣喜若狂◇I was in sheer ecstasy over the prospect of meeting my idol.想到即將見到偶像我就欣喜若狂。ecstasy
noun²
2Ecstasydrug毒品ECSTASY + NOUN➤pill, tablet (especially BrE) 搖頭丸➡ note at drug(for more verbs and nouns)