rapture
noun
verb (used with object), rap·tured, rap·tur·ing.
Origin of rapture
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Related Words for rapture
ecstasy, exaltation, euphoria, elation, exhilaration, contentment, communion, gladness, satisfaction, gaiety, well-being, buoyancy, transport, beatitude, delectation, enchantment, passion, paradise, bliss, inspirationExamples from the Web for rapture
Contemporary Examples of rapture
The book was optioned to HBO in 2011, around the time evangelist Harold Camping claimed The Rapture would occur—on May 21, 2011.
From ‘Lost’ to The Rapture: Creators Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta on HBO’s ‘The Leftovers’Marlow Stern
June 24, 2014
We can feel his sad cadences and the rapture of language in the Gettysburg Address.
There is a phrase for the foreigners' rapture: mal d'afrique.
Susan Minot on Africa, Joseph Kony, and the Limits of Writing About LoveLea Carpenter
February 10, 2014
Most recently, Harold Camping went bust predicting that the Rapture would take place on May 21, 2011.
Rapture was self-transcending, which led to quiescence, tranquility, and catharsis.
Historical Examples of rapture
And the music seized us and swept us away with its rapture and its mystery.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Fanny uttered a low and suppressed cry of delight and rapture.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Mr Pecksniff looked up to the ceiling, and clasped his hands in rapture.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
"Thank you, thank you with all my heart," Marie stammered amidst her rapture.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
Then, with dreamy eyes, he relapsed into a state of rapture.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola