ecstasy

n. (pl. -ies) 1 overwhelming joy or rapture. 2 slang type of hallucinogenic drug.  ecstatic adj. Ecstatically adv. [greek ekstasis standing outside oneself]

n. The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries.