ravishment
AmericanEtymology
Origin of ravishment
1470–80; < Middle French ravissement, equivalent to raviss- ( see ravish) + -ment -ment
Example Sentences
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The classical Indian dance form Odissi is a ravishment of curves.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2021
Kam, tell me not about your surprise disappointments of 2018 but about your moments of unexpected ravishment.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2019
In between the stark ravishment of 1946’s “Beauty and the Beast” and 1950’s edgy enchantment “Orpheus,” France’s art-hyphenate master Jean Cocteau filmed an adaptation of his ‘30s play “Les Parents Terribles.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2018
Some of that ravishment arrives courtesy of the movie’s setting, a stunning pan-Asian metropolis that makes boldly inventive use of the Hong Kong skyline, its tightly stacked buildings tricked out with enormous holographic billboards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2017
I didn’t grow up looking for ravishment or rescue, either one.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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