ecstasy
/ˈekstəsi/EK-stuh-see
/ˈɛkstəsi/EK-stuh-see
Meaninga standing outside (oneself)
Common meaning: overwhelming joy
- ecGreek ek-: out of
- stasa standing; a settingLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 742 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘out of’ + ‘a standing’ → ecstasy
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek στάσις (ἵστημι) ‘a standing; a setting’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry στάσις (ἵστημι), p. 742 · dictionary scan
Roots
- στάσις (ἵστημι) Greek “a standing; a setting”
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