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Stage 1 of 3
ekstasis
Greek · ancient
"a state of being outside oneself"
literally a standing outside oneself, a state of being beside oneself
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Stage 2 of 3
ecstasie
Old French · medieval
"a trance-like state of intense emotion"
carried into French for an intense trance-like state
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Stage 3 of 3
ecstasy
English · 1300s
"an overwhelming feeling of joy or rapture"
settled as the word for overwhelming joy or rapture
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