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ecstasy either of two drugs used for their euphoric effects. The original ecstasy, a so-called designer drug, also known as MDMA, is an analog of methamphetamine (see amphetamine ). The other drug is a substance also known as ma huang or ephedra; it was marketed as "herbal ecstasy" to promote the idea that it is a natural and safe form of ecstasy. The active ingredient of herbal ecstasy is ephedrine .

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A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Â© A Dictionary of the Bible 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

ecstasy Ecstasy is not the same experience as a vision or a dream; it is an awareness of being taken up outside oneself, and there are only a few such mystical moments recorded in the Bible. One is by Paul in 2 Cor. 12: 2, when he mentions ‘a person in Christ’ (presumably himself) being caught up to the third heaven; but he will not boast of such a grace; indeed he was given a ‘thorn in the flesh’ (2 Cor. 12: 7) to forestall any such pride.

Later Christian writers regarded ecstasy as a kind of anticipation on earth of heavenly bliss.

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ecstasy (ek-stă-si) n. a sense of extreme wellbeing and bliss. While not necessarily pathological, it can be caused by epilepsy (especially of the temporal lobe) or by schizophrenia or mania.

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