Ecstasy and Madness

Ecstasy

Ecstasy noun - A state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion.

Usage example: actors are typically in ecstasy upon winning an Oscar

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Madness and ecstasy are semantically related in hysteria topic. In some cases you can use "Madness" instead a noun "Ecstasy".

Nearby Word: ecstatic

Madness noun - A serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life.

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Ecstasy and madness are semantically related in hysteria topic. Sometimes you can use "Ecstasy" instead a noun "Madness".

Nearby Word: mad

pure	pure ecstasy	pure madness
complete	complete ecstasy	complete madness
total	total ecstasy	total madness
sheer	sheer ecstasy	sheer madness
Other adjectives: sinister, actual, apparent, greater.

On True Blood, Maryann Forrester is a Maenad who mind-controls humans into worshiping Dionysus (Greek god of madness and ecstasy) through wild orgies and ritual sacrifice.

Source: Religion of Evil
The original Greco-Roman myths depict Bacchus as a fearsome god of alcohol and madness, and the Maenads as frenzied cultists who partake in orgies of ecstasy and gruesome violence.

Source: The Taming of the Grue
The original Greco-Roman myths depict Bacchus as a fearsome god of alcohol and madness, and the Maenads as frenzied cultists who partake in orgies of ecstasy and gruesome violence similar to The Wild Hunt.

Source: Adaptational Heroism

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