What is another word for trances?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈansɪz] (IPA)

Trances refer to an altered state of consciousness that can be induced through various means. There are several synonyms for the word trances that one can use, depending on the context. Some of the commonly used synonyms include hypnotic state, altered state of mind, sedation, daze, stupor, ecstasy, and reverie. These words may differ in their nuances and implications, but they all refer to a state of mind where the individual may experience a sense of detachment from their surroundings. Whether it's through meditation, hypnosis, or certain drugs, entering a trance-like state can have profound effects on a person's mental and emotional well-being.

What are the hypernyms for Trances?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    altered states of consciousness, altered mental states, altered states of awareness, dissociative states, hypnotic states.

Famous quotes with Trances

  • At intervals between the songs, more especially after the trances have begun, the dancers unclasp hands and sit down to smoke or talk for a few minutes.
    James Mooney
  • Who does not see that we are likely to ascertain the distinctive significance of religious melancholy and happiness, or of religious trances, far better by comparing them as conscientiously as we can with other varieties of melancholy, happiness, and trance, than by refusing to consider their place in any more general series, and treating them as if they were outside of nature's order altogether?
    William James
  • A woman who writes feels too much, those trances and portents! As if cycles and children and islands weren't enough; as if mourners and gossips and vegetables were never enough. She thinks she can warm the stars. A writer is essentially a spy. Dear love, I am that girl.
    Anne Sexton
  • That, in my opinion, was the most diabolical aspect of those old-time brains: They would tell their owners, in effect, "Here's a crazy thing we could actually do, probably, but would never do it, of course. It's just fun to think about." And then, as though in trances, the people would really do it — have slaves fight each other to death in the Colosseum, or burn people alive in the public square for holding opinions which were locally unpopular, or build factories whose only purpose was to kill people in industrial quantities, or to blow up whole cities, and on and on.
    Kurt Vonnegut

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