different between ecstatic vs uplifted

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

Verb

uplifted

1. simple past tense and past participle of uplift

Adjective

uplifted (comparative more uplifted, superlative most uplifted)

1. Lifted upwards, raised.
2. (figuratively) Joyous, hopeful or inspired.