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rapture

[ rap-cher ]

noun

  1. ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. Often raptures. an utterance or expression of ecstatic delight.
  3. the carrying of a person to another place or sphere of existence.
  4. the Rapture, Theology. the experience, anticipated by some fundamentalist Christians, of meeting Christ midway in the air upon his return to earth.
  5. Archaic. the act of carrying off.


verb (used with object)

raptured, rapturing.

rapture

/ ˈ°ùæ±è³Ùʃə /

noun

  1. the state of mind resulting from feelings of high emotion; joyous ecstasy
  2. often plural an expression of ecstatic joy
  3. the act of transporting a person from one sphere of existence to another, esp from earth to heaven
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. archaic.
    tr to entrance; enrapture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rapture1

First recorded in 1590–1600; rapt + -ure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rapture1

C17: from Medieval Latin °ù²¹±è³ÙÅ«°ù²¹ , from Latin raptus rapt 1
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Synonym Study

See ecstasy.
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Example Sentences

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From the chaos backstage through Selena’s solo walk through a curtain to the rapture of her adoring fans, it’s just the first of the film’s string of pure Hollywood moments.â€

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Her lyric vocal writing contends with harsh reality, but her style is never far from profound rapture.

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But by then, the damage was done and Italy were not to be denied a first home win over Wales for 18 years to scenes of rapture in the Roman rain.

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From Wagner, Schoenberg got the bug for endless thematic development, from one thing leading to the next and the next in the path toward rapture.

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Little moments had the home fans in raptures.

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