ecstasy

A designer drug which is supposedly mildly hallucinogenic; also called MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), ‘E’ or ‘Adam’. It is reported to heighten the tactile senses of touch and skin sensations, and thereby act as an aphrodisiac. It has been responsible for several deaths because it causes the body to overheat.

Ecstasy may mean:

Ecstasy (emotion), a trance or trancelike state in which an individual transcends ordinary consciousness Religious ecstasy, an altered state of consciousness characterized by expanded spiritual awareness, visions or euphoria Ecstasy (philosophy), a term used to mean "outside-of-itself" Ecstasy, a street name of the drug Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Ecstasy (ship), a cruise ship in the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet

In the arts:

Ecstasy (film) (1933), a Czech film starring Hedy Lamarr and directed by Gustav Machaty Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, a collection of three novellas by Irvine Welsh Ecstasy (2006 film), based on the third novella, The Undefeated Ecstasy (play), a 1979 play by Mike Leigh "Ecstasy", a song by New Order from their 1983 album Power, Corruption &