ravish
verb (used with object)
to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
ravisher
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a word derived from
ravish.
Example Sentences
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"Messiah" is still a potent ravisher of the musical senses, if the number of productions this month in Seattle is anything to go by.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2010
The brothers set off in pursuit of the ravisher, when Sramana, a female devotee sent by Vibhishana to Rama, calls for succour being seized by Kabandha, a headless fiend.
From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by J. S. Zemin
Take it," said the piper; "and if I die,—and Nizza should happily be preserved from her ravisher, give it her.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by William Harrison Ainsworth
He never will protect a ravisher: His generous heart will soon decide our strife; He to your brother will restore his wife.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
Nay, as strongly as the blessed Winifred herself resisted the impious ravisher, Caradoc, will I resist all inducements to turn aside from my purpose.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
