ecstasy
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Ecstasy is an intense emotional state where a person becomes completely absorbed in and focused on something they're experiencing or thinking about. It matters because it represents a profound form of human experience where the boundaries between self and object blur into total engagement.
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The Ecstasy of St. Theresa by Gianlorenzo Bernini (1652). Left transept of Santa Maria della Vittoria (17th century) in Rome.
Ecstasy (from Ancient Greek ἔκστασις (ékstasis) 'outside of oneself') is a subjective experience of total involvement of the subject with an object of their awareness. In classical Greek literature, it refers to removal of the mind or body "from its normal place of function."