trance

Definition

A dazed or unconscious condition.

Etymology

From Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe (“fear of coming evil; passage from life to death”), from transir (“to be numb with fear; to die, pass on”), from Latin trānseō (“to cross over”).

Example Sentences

• "And he became very hungry, and would have eaten; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance."
• "My soul was ravished quite as in a trance."