êxtase

• Rhymes: -estazi, -ɐjʃtɐzɨ, -eʃtɐzɨ
• Hyphenation: êx‧ta‧se

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis), through Latin ecstasis.

êxtase m (plural êxtases)

1. ecstasy (state of mind in which the individual is dominated by emotions or senses, sometimes with a loss of awareness of the surrounding reality)

   Synonym: arrebatamento

From Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis) and Latin ecstasis through English ecstasy.

êxtase m (plural êxtases)

1. ecstasy (drug consisting of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) which, consisting of a mixture of stimulants and hallucinogens, acts on the central nervous system, causing effects such as feelings of euphoria and loss of inhibition)

• “êxtase”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “êxtase”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024