Ecstasy (emotion)

For the article about the drug, see Ecstasy.

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Ecstasy is an emotion, and an altered state of consciousness. The word comes from Greek έκστασις, ékstasis, which means to step outside oneself. People who have this emotion feel very happy.

Ecstasy (emotion) Media

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  The Ecstasy of St. Theresa by Gianlorenzo Bernini (1652). Left transept of Santa Maria della Vittoria (17th century) in Rome.

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  St Filippo Neri in Ecstasy by Guido Reni

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  Ecstasy, by Jean Benner (Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)

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