Ecstatic State (Noun)
Meaning
A trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The Sufi mystics entered an ecstatic state during their whirling ceremony, their bodies still active and responsive to their surroundings.
- During the wild-eyed sermon, the charismatic preacher managed to put his congregation into an ecstatic state, resulting in uncontrollable tears of joy.
- The spiritual camp used ecstatic music to lead participants to an ecstatic state in which they claimed to have interacted with divine beings.
- Witnesses said that during the procession, onlookers broke out into spontaneous ecstatic state, reaching out to touch relics they believed held sacred power.
- In a show of unwavering dedication, initiates pushed their bodies through exhausting trials into an ecstatic state only attainable by sheer displays of faith.