1. a feeling of overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement
2. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion, especially religious or mystical experience
Usage: often religious or spiritual context
3. an illegal stimulant drug that produces feelings of energy and emotional warmth
Usage: informal; refers to MDMA

Examples

• She was in ecstasy when she received the acceptance letter.
• The crowd cheered in ecstasy as their team scored the winning goal.
• The mystic described his religious ecstasy during meditation.
• Her face showed pure ecstasy as she held her newborn baby.
• The dancer moved with ecstasy, lost in the rhythm of the music.
• Police arrested several people for possession of ecstasy at the club.