All 3 Uses of
ecstasy
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- Mama went into ecstasies.†
Chpt 27 *
- Mr. Seigler went into ecstasies.†
Chpt 45
- The doll's real eyelashes touched her cheek and she trembled in ecstasy.†
Chpt 27
Definitions:
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(1)
(ecstasy as in: ecstasy of love) a state of intense happiness
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, ecstasy is used as the street name of an illegal drug known to produce feelings of euphoria, but associated with damage of the central nervous system.
Still more rarely, ecstasy can reference a trance, frenzy, or altered state of consciousness marked by overwhelming emotion -- especially joy from a religious experience.