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Ecstasy

The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries.

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Bliss 76% connected

Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spirit 76% connected

Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ecstatic 74% connected

Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ecstatic 74% connected

Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion; of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Adam 92% connected

The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Exaltation 92% connected

The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Go 92% connected

Gone.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rapture 92% connected

A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Transport 92% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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