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rapture

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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.

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

rapture
Noun
1. extreme happiness or delight
2. raptures ecstatic joy: they will be in raptures over the rugged scenery [Latin raptus carried away]
rapturous adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rapturerapture - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
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
bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air - a state of extreme happiness

rapture
Translations

rapture [ˈræptʃəʳ] néxtasis m
rapture [ˈræptʃəʳ] nextase f, ravissement m;
to go into raptures over → s'extasier sur
rapture [ˈræptʃəʳ] nEntzücken nt;
to go into raptures over → ins Schwärmen geraten über +acc
rapture [ˈræptʃəʳ] nestasi f inv;
to go into raptures over → andare in solluchero per

rapture
n rapture [ˈrӕptʃə]
great delight. vervoeringطَرَب، نَشْوَهвъзторгuchváceníhenrykkelsedas Entzückenαγαλλίασηéxtasisvaimustusاز خود بی خودی؛ خلسهlumousravissementאוֹשֶרअत्यन्त हर्षushit, ekstazaelragadtatássukacitahrifningrapimento, estasi歓喜큰 기쁨susižavėjimassajūsma; aizraušanāskesungguhanvervoeringvill begeistringzachwytêxtaseîncântareвосторгvytrženienavdušenjeushićenjehänfördhet, hänryckthetความปิติยินดีอย่างยิ่งkendinden geçme, coşku興高採烈,歡天喜地захват; екстазسر خوشیsự sung sướng
adj ˈrapturous
showing great delight They gave him a rapturous welcome.opgetoëمُنْتَشٍ، مليء بالفَرَحвъзторженnadšenýhenryktstürmischεκστατικόςentusiastavaimustatud, marulineپر شور؛ خلسه آمیزhullaantunutenthousiasteנִלהָבहर्षातिरेकपूर्ण, प्रोल्लसित, हर्षातिरेकयुक्तushićen, zanosanlelkesgembirahrifningar-entusiastico大喜びの기뻐서 어쩔 줄을 모르는entuziastingas, džiaugsmingasjūsmīgs; vētrainsbersungguh-sungguhopgetogenvilt begeistretentuzjastycznyentusiásticoentu­ziastвосторженныйnadšenýnavdušenushićenhänförd, hänförande, begeistradซึ่งปลาบปลื้มสูงสุดkendinden geçmiş歡天喜地的захопленийسرمستانہsung sướng
adv ˈrapturously
opgetoëبِفَرَحٍ شَديد، بِنَشْوَهвъзторженоs nadšenímhenryktstürmischεκστατικάcon mucho entusiasmovaimustunultبه طور خلسه آمیز یا پر شورhaltioituneestiavec beaucoup d'enthousiasmeבְּהִתלַהֲבוּתहर्षातिरेक सेushićenoelragadtatottan, lelkesendengan sukacitameð (mikilli) hrifningucon entusiasmo大喜びで매우 기뻐서entuziastingai, džiaugsmingaijūsmīgi; vētrainisecara bersungguhopgetogenmed vill begeistringentuzjastyczniecom entusiasmocu entuziasmвосторженноs nadšenímnavdušenoushićenohänfört, hänförande, begeistratอย่างปลาบปลื้มkendinden geçerek狂喜地захопленоسرمستی سےmột cách chăm chú
in raptures
greatly delighted She was in raptures about her beautiful new car.in ekstaseفي غايَة السُّرورвъзторженоu vytrženíhenrykt overhingerissen vonσε έκτασηencantadovõlutudدر شعف بودنhaltioissaanravi, enchantéלְהִתלַהֵבहर्षोन्मत्त होना, मग्‍न हो जानाu oblacimael van ragadtatvasangat senangfrá sér numinnestasiato, in estasi有頂天になって굉장히 기뻐하는sužavėtassajūsmāterpegunopgetogenhenrykt overw zachwycieentusiasmadoîncân­tat; în extazв восторгеnadšený, unesenýnavdušenoduševljenoöverförtjustปลื้มใจsevinçten deliye dönmüş欣喜若狂的(地)в захватіاظہار مسرتsung sướng

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And at the joyous rapture of the voice, more than one pair of eyes in the room brimmed hot with sudden tears.
with all his might, feeling that he would like to injure himself by that shout, if only to express his rapture fully.
The Beaver, who happened to hear the remark, Protested, with tears in its eyes, That not even the rapture of hunting the Snark Could atone for that dismal surprise!
 
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