trances

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He said queer spells--trances, I think was the name he give 'em--come over him now and again.

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  1. noun A hypnotic, cataleptic, or ecstatic state.
  2. noun Detachment from one's physical surroundings, as in contemplation or daydreaming.
  3. noun A semiconscious state, as between sleeping and waking; a daze.
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  • These trances were unlike the trances of the insularium. —  Red As Blood
  • His colleagues at the Police Judiciaire frequently joked about his going off into one of his trances, and he also knew that this habit was gossiped about behind his back. —  Georges Simenon - [24] Maigret's Rival
  • Speaking of trances, it's getting late, and morning will come soon. —  Strands Blog
  • God, therefore, en - trances us in order to form us, although we may not be aware of this captivation before the appropriate time comes. —  Latest Articles
  • As Akshay prepares to go into one of his many, many trances-hold up photo, stare, let head loll back, breathe loud, and voila, see what happened-you wonder what the film's editor was doing. —  Latest News Online - The Indian Express
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