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    rapture
    /ˈraptʃə/

    noun

    • 1. a feeling of intense pleasure or joy: "Leonora listened with rapture"
    • 2. (according to some millenarian teaching) the transporting of believers to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "thousands of Christians gathered outside Rochester and other cities, awaiting the Rapture"

    verb

    • 1. (according to some millenarian teaching) transport (a believer) from earth to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "people will be raptured out of automobiles as they are driving along"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › raptureRapture Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RAPTURE is an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion. How to use rapture in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rapture.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RaptureRapture - Wikipedia

    The idea of a rapture as it is currently defined is not found in historic Christianity, and is a relatively recent doctrine originating from the 1830s. The term is used frequently among fundamentalist theologians in the United States. Rapture has also been used for a mystical union with God or for eternal life in Heaven.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAPTURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RAPTURE definition: 1. extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement: 2. an expression of extreme pleasure and…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › raptureRAPTURE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy. Synonyms: exaltation, transport, beatitude, bliss. Antonyms: misery. Often raptures. an utterance or expression of ecstatic delight. the carrying of a person to another place or sphere of existence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › raptureRapture - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Traditionally reserved for those feeling spiritual ecstasy, rapture now extends to anyone feeling overwhelmed by emotion — sparked by everything from a passionate kiss to scoring an awesome dress on sale.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRAPTURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    RAPTURE meaning: 1. extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement: 2. an expression of extreme pleasure and…. Learn more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › raptureRapture - definition of rapture by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. The state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy. 2. often raptures An expression of ecstatic feeling: raptures of joy. 3. a. The transporting of a person from one place to another, especially to heaven, by supernatural means. b.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAPTURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. verb. 4. (transitive) archaic or literary. to entrance; enrapture. Collins English Dictionary.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrapture noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of rapture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRAPTURE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    RAPTURE definition: a feeling of extreme pleasure and excitement. Learn more.