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1. (n.) rapture
ecstatic joy or delight.
2. rapture
Often, raptures. an utterance or expression of ecstatic delight.
3. rapture
the feeling, esp. in religious ecstasy, of being transported to another place or sphere of existence.
4. (v.t.) rapture
to enrapture.
Etymology: (1590–1600; rapt+ -ure ; cf. ML
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
"listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
2. (noun) ecstasy, rapture
a state of elated bliss
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1. (noun) rapture
a seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence
2. (noun) rapture
the state or condition of being rapt, or carried away from one's self by agreeable excitement; violence of a pleasing passion; extreme joy or pleasure; ecstasy
3. (noun) rapture
a spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium
4. (verb) rapture
to transport with excitement; to enrapture
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Sense: great delight.
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 Afrikaans: vervoering |
 Arabic: طَرَب، نَشْوَه |
 Bulgarian: възторг |
 Brazilian: êxtase |
 Czech: uchvácení |
 German: das Entzücken |
 Danish: henrykkelse |
 Greek: αγαλλίαση |
 Spanish: éxtasis |
 Estonian: vaimustus |
 Farsi: از خود بی خودی؛ خلسه |
 Finnish: hurma |
 French: ravissement |
 Hebrew: אוֹשֶר |
 Hindi: अत्यन्त हर्ष |
 Croatian: ushit, ekstaza |
 Hungarian: elragadtatás |
 Indonesian: sukacita |
 Icelandic: hrifning |
 Italian: rapimento, estasi |
 Japanese: 歓喜 |
 Korean: 환희 |
 Lithuanian: susižavėjimas |
 Latvian: sajūsma; aizraušanās |
 Malay: kesungguhan |
 Dutch: vervoering |
 Norwegian: vill begeistring |
 Polish: zachwyt |
 Persian: از خود بی خودی؛ خلسه |
 Pashto: ډير ه خوښى، دوحى او فكرى |
 Portuguese: êxtase |
 Romanian: încântare |
 Russian: восторг |
 Slovak: vytrženie |
 Slovenian: navdušenje |
 Serbian: ushićenje |
 Swedish: hänfördhet, hänryckthet |
 Thai: ความปิติยินดีอย่างยิ่ง |
 Turkish: kendinden geçme, coşku |
 Taiwanese: 狂喜 |
 Ukrainian: захват; екстаз |
 Urdu: سر خوشی |
 Vietnamese: sự sung sướng |
 Chinese: 狂喜兴高采烈，欢天喜地 |
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