raptus
rap·tus
noun
1.
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
- “he suffered an epileptic seizure”
2.
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
- “listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture” Charles Dickens
Origin
From Latin raptus, from rapio (“seize”).
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