different between ecstatic vs inspired

English

Alternative forms

• ecstatick (obsolete)
• extatic (obsolete)
• extatick (obsolete)
• extatique (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????????? (ekstatikós). Surface analysis: ecstasy +? -atic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?stæt?k/

Adjective

ecstatic (comparative more ecstatic, superlative most ecstatic)

1. Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.
2. Extremely happy.
3. Relating to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion.

   ecstatic gaze; ecstatic trance

   • 1649, Henry Hammond, The Pastor's Motto

     this ecstatic fit of love and jealousy

Synonyms

• blissful
• delirious
• elated
• euphoric
• joyful
• joyous

Translations

Noun

ecstatic (plural ecstatics)

1. (in the plural) Transports of delight; words or actions performed in a state of ecstasy.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.11:

     I think that Dante's more abstruse ecstatics / Meant to personify the Mathematics.

2. A person in a state of ecstasy.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n.?spa??d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n.?spa??d/
• Rhymes: -a??(?)d

Adjective

inspired (comparative more inspired, superlative most inspired)

1. Having excellence through inspiration.
2. Filled with inspiration or motivated.

3. (religion) Infused with power or knowledge granted from a supernatural entity; possessing inspiration from the divine.
4. (of air) Drawn into the lungs; inhaled.
5. (obsolete) Inflated.

Hyponyms

Verb

inspired

1. simple past tense and past participle of inspire.

Middle English

Verb

inspired

1. simple past/past participle of inspiren