Excess
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| - | [[Old English]] ''exces'', excess, [[ecstasy]]; [[Latin]] ''excessus'' a going out, loss of [[self-possession]], from ''excedere'', ''excessum'', to go out, go beyond. See [[exceed]]. | + | [[Old English]] ''exces'', excess, [[ecstasy]]; [[Latin]] ''excessus'' a going out, loss of [[self-possession]], from ''excedere'', ''excessum'', to go out, go beyond. See ''[[ex-]][[cedere]]''. |
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The state of exceeding or going beyond limits, beyond what is normal or usual. Related terms include eccentricity, extravagance and transgression. Georges Bataille, in works such as The Accursed Share, was a leading theorist on excess.
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Etymology
Old English exces, excess, ecstasy; Latin excessus a going out, loss of self-possession, from excedere, excessum, to go out, go beyond. See ex-cedere.
Namesakes
- Visions of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-1939 (1985)- Georges Bataille
- Gamiani, ou Une Nuit d'Excès (1833) - Alfred de Musset
Contrast
See also
- immoderateness
- superfluity
- superabundance
- extravagance
- indulgence
- transgression
- gratification
- intemperance
- dissipation
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