rapture

rap·ture  (rpchr)

n.

1. The state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy.

2. An expression of ecstatic feeling. Often used in the plural.

3. The transporting of a person from one place to another, especially to heaven.

tr.v. rap·tured, rap·tur·ing, rap·tures

To enrapture.

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[Obsolete French, abduction, carrying off, from rapt, carried away, from Old French rat, from Latin raptus; see rapt.]

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rapture [ˈræptʃə]

n

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

vb

(tr) Archaic or literary to entrance; enrapture

[from Medieval Latin raptūra, from Latin raptus rapt¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rapture - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens ecstasy, exaltation, raptus, transport emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
	2.	rapture - a state of elated bliss ecstasy bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air - a state of extreme happiness

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rapture

noun ecstasy, delight, enthusiasm, joy, transport, spell, happiness, bliss, euphoria, felicity, rhapsody, exaltation, cloud nine (informal), seventh heaven, delectation, beatitude, ravishment His speech was received with rapture by his supporters.

go into or be in raptures wax lyrical, rave, enthuse, gush, go mad, go crazy, go wild, rhapsodize He goes into raptures over the brilliantly coloured paintwork.

Translations

rapture [ˈræptʃəʳ] N → éxtasis m inv
to be in raptures → estar extasiado, extasiarse
to go into raptures over sth → extasiarse por algo

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rapture [ˈræptʃə^r] n → extase f, ravissement m
to be in raptures over sth → s'extasier devant qch
to go into raptures over sth → s'extasier sur qch
to send sb into raptures → plonger qn dans l'extase

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rapture

n (= delight) → Entzücken nt; (= ecstasy) → Verzückung f; to be in raptures → entzückt sein (→ over über +acc, → about von); she was in raptures when she heard he was returning → sie war außer sich vor Freude, als sie hörte, dass er zurückkommt; to go into raptures (about somebody/something) → (über jdn/etw) ins Schwärmen geraten; to send somebody into raptures → jdn in Entzücken versetzen

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rapture [ˈræptʃəʳ] n (liter) → estasi f inv
to be in raptures over sth/sb → essere estasiato/a di fronte a qc/qn
to go into raptures over sth/sb → andare in estasi per qc/qn

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rapture [ˈræptʃəʳ] n (liter) → estasi f inv
to be in raptures over sth/sb → essere estasiato/a di fronte a qc/qn
to go into raptures over sth/sb → andare in estasi per qc/qn

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rapture

n rapture [ˈrӕptʃə]

great delight. vervoering طَرَب، نَشْوَه възторг uchvácení henrykkelse das Entzücken αγαλλίαση éxtasis vaimustus از خود بی خودی؛ خلسه hurma ravissement אוֹשֶר अत्यन्त हर्ष ushit, ekstaza elragadtatás sukacita hrifning rapimento, estasi 歓喜 환희 susižavėjimas sajūsma; aizraušanās kesungguhan vervoering vill begeistring zachwyt êxtase încântare восторг vytrženie navdušenje ushićenje hänfördhet, hänryckthet ความปิติยินดีอย่างยิ่ง kendinden geçme, coşku 狂喜 захват; екстаз سر خوشی sự sung sướng 兴高采烈，欢天喜地

adj rapturous

showing great delight They gave him a rapturous welcome. opgetoë مُنْتَشٍ، مليء بالفَرَح възторжен nadšený henrykt stürmisch εκστατικός entusiasta vaimustatud, maruline پر شور؛ خلسه آمیز haltioitunut enthousiaste נִלהָב हर्षातिरेकपूर्ण, प्रोल्लसित, हर्षातिरेकयुक्त ushićen, zanosan lelkes gembira hrifningar- entusiastico 大喜びの 기쁨에 넘친 entuziastingas, džiaugsmingas jūsmīgs; vētrains bersungguh-sungguh opgetogen vilt begeistret entuzjastyczny entusiástico entu­ziast восторженный nadšený navdušen ushićen hänförd, hänförande, begeistrad ซึ่งปลาบปลื้มสูงสุด kendinden geçmiş 欣喜若狂的 захоплений سرمستانہ sung sướng 欢天喜地的

adv rapturously

opgetoë بِفَرَحٍ شَديد، بِنَشْوَه възторжено s nadšením henrykt stürmisch εκστατικά con mucho entusiasmo vaimustunult به طور خلسه آمیز یا پر شور haltioituneesti avec beaucoup d'enthousiasme בְּהִתלַהֲבוּת हर्षातिरेक से ushićeno elragadtatottan, lelkesen dengan sukacita með (mikilli) hrifningu con entusiasmo 大喜びで 매우 기뻐서 entuziastingai, džiaugsmingai jūsmīgi; vētraini secara bersungguh opgetogen med vill begeistring entuzjastycznie com entusiasmo cu entuziasm восторженно s nadšením navdušeno ushićeno hänfört, hänförande, begeistrat อย่างปลาบปลื้ม kendinden geçerek 狂喜地 захоплено سرمستی سے một cách chăm chú 狂喜地

in raptures

greatly delighted She was in raptures about her beautiful new car. in ekstase في غايَة السُّرور възторжено u vytržení henrykt over hingerissen von σε έκταση encantado võlutud در شعف بودن onnensa kukkuloilla ravi, enchanté לְהִתלַהֵב हर्षोन्मत्त होना, मग्‍न हो जाना u oblacima el van ragadtatva sangat senang frá sér numinn estasiato, in estasi 有頂天になって 미칠듯이 기뻐하는 sužavėtas sajūsmā terpegun opgetogen henrykt over w zachwycie entusiasmado încân­tat; în extaz в восторге nadšený, unesený navdušen oduševljeno överförtjust ปลื้มใจ sevinçten deliye dönmüş 欣喜若狂的 в захваті اظہار مسرت sung sướng 欣喜若狂的（地）