Ecstasy (English spelling)

Japanese: エクスタシー（英語表記）ecstasy

1. The sensation of pleasure reaches its peak and you enter into a state of ecstasy. Ecstatic Tips . Forget yourself.
2. A mystical state of mind experienced during religious ceremonies. Often accompanied by hallucinations, prophecies, and a state of suspended animation.
3. Commonly referred to as a pill-type narcotic drug. Most of them contain MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) as their main ingredient.
[Additional information] The word comes from the Greek word ekstasis, which means the soul going beyond the phenomenal world.

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Japanese:

１快感が最高潮に達して無我夢中の状態になること。恍惚こうこつ。忘我。
２宗教的儀礼などの際に体験される神秘的な心境。しばしば幻想・予言、仮死状態などを伴う。脱魂。
３俗に、錠剤型の麻薬のこと。MDMA（メチレンジオキシメタンフェタミン）を主成分とするものが多い。
[補説]ギリシャ語のエクスタシス（ekstasis）が語源で、魂が現象界の外に出る意。

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