- ecstatical
- adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin ecstaticus + English -al
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Ecstatical — Ec*stat ic*al, a. 1. Ecstatic. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending to external objects. [R.] Norris. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ecstatical — a. See ecstatic … New dictionary of synonyms
Existence (Philosophy of) 1 — Philosophy of existence 1 Heidegger Jacques Taminiaux At the very outset and up to the end, the long philosophical journey of Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) remained oriented by a single question, the question of Being, the Seinsfrage. This does… … History of philosophy
ecstatic — 1590s, mystically absorbed, stupefied, from Gk. ekstatikos unstable, from ekstasis (see ECSTATIC (Cf. ecstatic)). Meaning characterized by intense emotions is from 1660s, now usually pleasurable ones, but not originally always so. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
ecstatic — a.; (also ecstatical) 1. Entrancing, suspending the senses. 2. Resulting from or given in trance or ecstasy. 3. Transporting, ravishing, rapturous, surpassingly or supremely delightful, enrapturing, beatific … New dictionary of synonyms
