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Ecstasy may refer to:
  • MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine), an entactogenic drug, also known as "Ecstasy", and as "E", "X", and "XTC".
  • Ecstasy (drug), an illicit tablet preparation containing psychoactive drugs, particularly MDMA.
  • Ecstasy (emotion)
    Ecstasy (emotion)
    Ecstasy is subjective experience of total involvement of the subject, with an object of his or her awareness. Because total involvement with an object of our interest is not our ordinary experience since we are ordinarily aware also of other objects, the ecstasy is an example of altered state of...

    , a trance or trance-like state in which an individual transcends normal consciousness.
  • Religious ecstasy
    Religious ecstasy
    Spiritual ecstasy is an altered state of consciousness characterized by greatly reduced external awareness and expanded interior mental and spiritual awareness which is frequently accompanied by visions and emotional/intuitive euphoria...

    , a state of consciousness characterized by expanded spiritual awareness, visions or absolute euphoria.
  • Ecstasy (philosophy)
    Ecstasy (philosophy)
    Ecstasy, from the Ancient Greek, έκ-στασις , "to be or stand outside oneself, a removal to elsewhere ."-Hellenic philosophy:...

    , a term used to mean "outside-of-itself".

In the arts

  • Ecstasy (film)
    Ecstasy (film)
    Ecstasy is a Czech film made in 1933 by the Czech director Gustav Machatý. It stars Hedy Lamarr, credited under her original surname Kiesler, and Zvonimir Rogoz....

     (1933), a Czech film starring Hedy Lamarr and directed by Gustav Machaty
  • Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance
    Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance
    Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance is a collection of three novellas by Irvine Welsh.-Lorraine Goes To Livingston:After suffering a stroke, Rebecca Navarro, a best-selling romance novelist, discovers the truth about her corrupt, pornography-loving husband...

    , a collection of three novellas by Irvine Welsh
    • Ecstasy (2008 film), based on the third novella, The Undefeated
  • Ecstasy (play)
    Ecstasy (play)
    Ecstasy is a 1979 play by British playwright Mike Leigh with a six-character cast. It covers the life of four blue-collar friends living in a ratty area in London near Kilburn High Street and the drunken frustration in their lives, namely that of the lead character Jean....

    , a 1979 play by Mike Leigh
  • "Ecstasy", a painting by Maxfield Parrish

In music

  • Ecstasy (Ohio Players album)
    Ecstasy (Ohio Players album)
    Ecstasy is the 5th album by The Ohio Players and the third released through the Westbound label. The album was produced by the band, and arranged by Walter "Junie" Morrison. The cover photo was taken by Joel Brodsky.-Track listing:...

    , an album by Ohio Player's
  • Ecstasy (Avant album)
    Ecstasy (Avant album)
    For disambiguation, see ecstasyEcstasy is the second album by Avant. It includes the singles "Makin' Good Love" and "Don't Say No, Just Say Yes". The album is Avant's biggest selling album to date with over 1.7 Million copies in the US and just over five million worldwide. The album was heavily...

    , an album by Avant
  • Ecstasy (Lou Reed album), an album by Lou Reed containing the track "Ecstasy"
  • Ecstasy (ATB song), a 2004 song by ATB
  • Ecstasy (Jody Watley song)
    Ecstasy (Jody Watley song)
    "Ecstasy" is a house song by singer, Jody Watley. It was written by Watley, David Morales and Terry Burrus and produced by Morales...

  • "Ecstasy", a song by New Order from their 1983 album Power, Corruption & Lies
  • "Ecstasy", a song by the Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony from their album BTNHResurrection
  • "Ecstasy", a song by Eric Burdon from his album Darkness Darkness
  • "Ecstasy", a song by VAST from their album Turquoise & Crimson
  • "The Ecstasy of Gold
    The Ecstasy of Gold
    "The Ecstasy of Gold" is a musical composition by Ennio Morricone, part of his score for the Sergio Leone film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...

    ", a song from the film
    The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, also used by Metallica
  • "Ecstasy", a song by Megadeth from the 1999 album Risk
  • Extasy Records
    Extasy Records
    Extasy Records is an independent record label founded in April 1986 by Yoshiki Hayashi, co-founder of the group X Japan...

    , a record label
  • "Ecstasy", a song by Danity Kane from the 2008 album Welcome to the Dollhouse
  • "Ecstasy", a song by Crooked Still from the 2005 album Shaken By A Low Sound
  • "Ecstasy", a song by Dolores O'Riordan from the 2007 album Are you listening?