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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. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. en.m.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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  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.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishrapture noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˈræptʃər/ [uncountable] (formal) a feeling of extreme pleasure and happiness synonym delight Charles listened with rapture to her singing. The children gazed at her in rapture. Never before had she known such rapture. Want to learn more?

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

    Rapture definition: ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.. See examples of RAPTURE used in a sentence.

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

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