religious ecstasy
Spiritual bliss state
Religious ecstasy is an intense, altered state of consciousness in which a person feels overwhelmed by divine presence, spiritual union, or transcendent joy.
Those experiencing it may report visions, loss of bodily awareness, or a sense of being outside themselves entirely.
The phenomenon appears across many traditions—Christian mystics, Sufi practitioners, Hindu devotees—and is often accompanied by physical manifestations like trembling, weeping, or collapse.
The saint was known to fall into religious ecstasy during prayer.
- glossolaliaMeaningless ecstatic speech
- speaking in tonguesEcstatic religious vocalization
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- aweReverent fear and wonder
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