enstasis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Contemplation of one's own self.

Word forms

enstasis

Etymology

From extasis (Ancient Greek ἔκστασις (ékstasis)), by replacing ex- with en-. Attested in 1948. From ἐν- (en-, “in”) and ἵστημι (hístēmi, “I stand”).

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