raptus

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Noun	1.	raptus - a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" ictus, seizure attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea" convulsion - violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles focal seizure - transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity raptus hemorrhagicus - seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage absence seizure, absence - the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
	2.	raptus - a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, 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"

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absence absence seizure attack convulsion ecstasy emotional state exaltation focal seizure hot ictus rapt rapture raptus hemorrhagicus seizure spirit transport	Lesser argues that Bonian and Walley's preliminaries read the play as a kind of city comedy in order to assimilate it to the repertoire they were building--works of "wit and classicism" like Jonson's Masque of Queenes, Chapman's Euthymiae Raptus, Fletcher's The Faithfull Shepheardesse--when the classicism of this particular play would not seem to need much massaging. Renaissance Drama and the Politics of Publication by Preiss, Richard / Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England Last night, a certain raptus was effected, despite the fear. Heroic heretical heterosexuality by Kripal, Jeffrey J. / Cross Currents lt;L pretiare >price rapt keenly carried away by <L raptus absorbed in carried off >rape, rapture [2 is a recent contraction of wrapped, only in Mq root Unearth. Coincidental self-synonymy by Anil / Word Ways	rappé pie Rapped rappee rappel rappeller rapper rapping Rappist Rappite rapport rapporteur rapprochement rapscallion rapt Rapter raptor Raptores raptorial raptorial bird Raptorious rapture Rapturist Rapturize rapturous rapturously raptus raptus hemorrhagicus RAR rara avis rare rare bird rare earth rare gas rare-earth element rare-roasted rarebit raree show Raree-show rarefaction Rarefiable rarefied rarefy rarely rareness rareripe Rarification rarified rarify raring rariora Raritan	Raptors Raptors Raptors RAPTR rapture rapture rapture Rapture (Buddhism) rapture of the deep rapture of the deep rapture of the deep Rapture Ready Rapture Ready Message Board raptured raptured raptures raptures raptures of the deep raptures of the deep raptures of the deep rapturing rapturing Rapturist Rapturize rapturous rapturous rapturously rapturously rapturousness rapturousness raptus raptus hemorrhagicus RAPU Rapu Rapu Processing, Inc. Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding Commission Rapu-Rapu Fact-Finding Commission Rapu-Rapu Polymetallic Project Rapunzel Rapunzel syndrome RAPV RAPW RAPWI RAQ RAQC RAQG RAQI RAQM RAQMS RAQoL RAQPC RAQRS RAQS Raqs al Sharqi Raqs al Sharqi Raqs shaki Raqs shaki Raqs sharki Raqs sharki

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absence seizure
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exaltation
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ictus
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raptus hemorrhagicus
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Lesser argues that Bonian and Walley's preliminaries read the play as a kind of city comedy in order to assimilate it to the repertoire they were building--works of "wit and classicism" like Jonson's Masque of Queenes, Chapman's Euthymiae Raptus, Fletcher's The Faithfull Shepheardesse--when the classicism of this particular play would not seem to need much massaging.

Renaissance Drama and the Politics of Publication by Preiss, Richard / Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England

Last night, a certain raptus was effected, despite the fear.

Heroic heretical heterosexuality by Kripal, Jeffrey J. / Cross Currents

lt;L pretiare >price rapt keenly carried away by <L raptus absorbed in carried off >rape, rapture [2 is a recent contraction of wrapped, only in Mq root Unearth.

Coincidental self-synonymy by Anil / Word Ways

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