TRANCE


Meaning of TRANCE in English

I. ˈtran(t)s noun

Etymology: Middle English traunce, from Anglo-French transe death, coma, rapture, from transir to depart, die, from Latin transire to cross, pass by — more at transient

Date: 14th century

1. : stupor , daze

2. : a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity

3. : a state of profound abstraction or absorption

• trance·like -ˌlīk adjective

II. transitive verb

( tranced ; tranc·ing )

Date: circa 1598

: entrance , enrapture

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.