English → Latin
“ecstasy” in Latin
ecstasisecstasy, trance, rapturefūrorto steal, plunder; to take away by stealth, remove secretly, to withdraw
The English word ecstasy itself goes back to Latin ecstasis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ecstasy
Prophetic trance, secessus mentis et animi a corpore: animus abstractus a corpore: mens sevocata a corpore: ecstasis (Eccl.): furor (of soothsayers, poets, etc.): he is in an ecstasy, animus a corpore abstractus divino instinctu concitatur: to prophesy in an ecstasy, per furorem vaticinari; furentem futura prospicere.
Rapture, summa voluptas: suavissimus voluptatis sensus: to be in an ecstasy, summa voluptate affici: in an ecstasy of delight, quasi quodam gaudio elatus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ecstasy?
- The usual Latin words for “ecstasy” are ecstasis, fūror. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.