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ECSTATIC STATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ecstatic state mean?
• ECSTATIC STATE (noun)
The noun ECSTATIC STATE has 1 sense:
1. a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances
Familiarity information: ECSTATIC STATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
ecstatic state; religious trance
Hypernyms ("ecstatic state" is a kind of...):
trance (a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep)
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