ecstatica
/ɛkˈstætɪkə/
ecstatica noun: a woman perceived to have a highly sensitive emotional state, or prone to quasi-mystical trances.
Noun
ecstatica (plural ecstaticas)
- A woman perceived to have a highly sensitive emotional state, or prone to quasi-mystical trances.
- The ecstaticas sometimes divined thoughts, but Father Surin must know beforehand what the thoughts were; else the thing did not work.1891, Julian Ochorowicz, Joseph Fitzgerald, Mental suggestion
- She was known to the T.W.I.T. as an “ecstatica,” a classification enjoying apparently somewhat more respect than a common medium.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 256
Forms of ecstatica
| plural | ecstaticas |
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Origin of ecstatica
From New Latin ecstatica, from Ancient Greek ἐκστατικός (ekstatikós).
Questions about ecstatica
- What does ecstatica mean?
- Ecstatica means a woman perceived to have a highly sensitive emotional state, or prone to quasi-mystical trances.
- What part of speech is ecstatica?
- Ecstatica is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ecstatica?
- Ecstatica is pronounced /ɛkˈstætɪkə/.
- What is the plural of ecstatica?
- The plural of ecstatica is ecstaticas.
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