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The definition of ecstatic is in a state of great delight or joy.

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An example of ecstatic is the feeling a couple has when their first child is born.

See ecstatic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, having the nature of, or characterized by ecstasy
causing, or caused by, ecstasy
subject to ecstasy

Origin: ML ecstaticus < Gr ekstatikos

Related Forms:

ecstatically adverb

See ecstatic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Marked by or expressing ecstasy.
Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured.

Origin:

Origin: French extatique

Origin: , from Greek ekstatikos

Origin: , from ekstasis, distraction; see Ecstasy

Related Forms:

ec·statˈi·cal·ly adverb

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