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rapture

rap·ture

UK/ˈɹɛptʃɘː/ US/ˈɹæpt͡ʃəː/ uncommon dated obsolete rare

noun

1.

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

  • “listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture” Charles Dickens
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2.

a state of elated bliss

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French rapture, from Latin raptūra, future active participle of rapiō (“snatch, carry off”).

Phrases

  • rapture of the deep

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