🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

estasi

Pronunciation / Transliteration: es'tazi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ecstasy/ˈɛk.stə.si/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Era in uno stato di estasi dopo aver ricevuto la buona notizia."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.

    "She was in a state of ecstasy after receiving the good news."
  2. 2

    A trance-like state in which a person transcends normal consciousness.

    "The dancer moved with such grace that the audience was left in ecstasy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'ecstasy' originates from the Greek 'ekstasis', meaning 'to stand outside oneself'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to describe a state of overwhelming joy or rapture.

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