in the ecstasy of joy
1Joy — (joi), n. [OE. joye, OF. joye, joie, goie, F. joie, L. gaudia, pl. of gaudium joy, fr. gaudere to rejoice, to be glad; cf. Gr. gai ein to rejoice, gay^ros proud. Cf. {Gaud}, {Jewel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The passion or emotion excited by the… …
2Ecstasy of St Theresa — Sculpture title = Ecstasy of St. Teresa artist = Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini year = 1647 1652 height=150 type = Marble city = Rome museum = Santa Maria della Vittoria The Ecstasy of St. Teresa (alternatively St. Teresa in Ecstasy or Transverberation …
3The Book of the Law — Infobox Book name = The Book of the Law, or Liber AL vel Legis title orig = translator = Aleister Crowley (Weiser 2004 Centennial Edition)] image caption = author = Aleister Crowley illustrator = cover artist = country = Egypt language = English… …
4The Three Graces (sculpture) — Antonio Canova’s statue The Three Graces is a Neo Classical sculpture, in marble, of the mythological three charites, daughters of Zeus – identified on some engravings of the statue as, from left to right, Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia who were… …
5ecstasy — noun the ecstasy of loving him Syn: rapture, bliss, elation, euphoria, transports, rhapsodies; joy, jubilation, exultation See note at rapture Ant: misery …
6ecstasy — n Ecstasy, rapture, transport denote a feeling or a state of intense, sometimes excessive or extreme, mental and emotional exaltation. Ecstasy in its earlier sense, which is now found chiefly in religious and poetical writings, implies a… …
7ecstasy — [ek′stə sē] n. pl. ecstasies [ME & OFr extasie < LL(Ec) ecstasis < Gr ekstasis, a being put out of its place, distraction, trance < ek , out + histanai, to set: see STAND] 1. a state of being overpowered by emotion, as by joy, grief, or… …
8Ecstasy — Ec sta*sy, n.; pl. {Ecstasies}. [F. extase, L. ecstasis, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put out of place, derange; ? = ek out + ? to set, stand. See {Ex }, and {Stand}.] [Also written {extasy}.] 1. The state of being beside one s self or rapt out of one s… …
9The Birth of Tragedy — Out of the Spirit of Music   …
10The Verve — Infobox musical artist Name = The Verve Img capt = The Verve performing live in Greenwich, London, England on December 13, 2007. Background = group or band Origin = Wigan, England Genre = Alternative rock Shoegazing Britpop Space rock Neo… …
