ecstatic trance
Frequency: 5.02.1 per million words
a trance-like state of great joy or rapture
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- The shaman entered an ecstatic trance during the ritual dance.
- Many participants in the festival fell into an ecstatic trance while listening to the rhythmic drumming.
- She described the experience as a form of ecstatic trance where she felt connected to the universe.
- The monks reached an ecstatic trance through hours of deep meditation.
- Historical texts describe saints who would often go into an ecstatic trance during prayer.
- The dancers were so lost in the music that they appeared to be in an ecstatic trance.
- Ancient rituals often involved herbs to help induce an ecstatic trance.
- His poetry was written while he was in a state of ecstatic trance.
- The crowd's collective energy pushed the performer into an ecstatic trance.
- It is difficult to describe the feeling of pure joy experienced during an ecstatic trance.