I. (ˈ)ek|stad.]ik, ə̇kˈs-, -at], ]ēk\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin ecstaticus, from Greek ekstatikos, from existanai
1. : of or relating to ecstasy
the ecstatic element in medieval religion
2. : caused by, expressing, or causing ecstasy
the first taste of the water in his mouth was ecstatic — Norman Mailer
looked at her with an ecstatic stare
: in a state of ecstasy
ecstatic at his new possession — Nevil Shute
II. noun
( -s )
: a person who is subject to states resembling trances