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- Dictionaryrap·ture/ˈrap(t)SHər/
noun
- 1. a feeling of intense pleasure or joy: "Leonora listened with rapture"
- 2. (according to some millenarian teaching) the transporting of believers to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "thousands of Christians gathered outside Rochester and other cities, awaiting the Rapture"
verb
- 1. (according to some millenarian teaching) transport (a believer) from earth to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "people will be raptured out of automobiles as they are driving along"
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1. : an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion. 2. a. : a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion. b. : a mystical experience in which the spirit is exalted to a knowledge of divine things. 3. often capitalized : the final assumption of Christians into heaven during the end-time according to Christian theology.
RAPTURE definition: 1. extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement: 2. an expression of extreme pleasure and…. Learn more.
Traditionally reserved for those feeling spiritual ecstasy, rapture now extends to anyone feeling overwhelmed by emotion — sparked by everything from a passionate kiss to scoring an awesome dress on sale.
The idea of a rapture as it is currently defined is not found in historic Christianity, and is a relatively recent doctrine originating from the 1830s. The term is used frequently among fundamentalist theologians in the United States. Rapture has also been used for a mystical union with God or for eternal life in Heaven.
noun. 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. verb. 4. (transitive) archaic or literary. to entrance; enrapture. Collins English Dictionary.
RAPTURE meaning: 1. extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement: 2. an expression of extreme pleasure and…. Learn more.
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. [C17: from Medieval Latin raptūra, from Latin raptus rapt 1]
Definition of rapture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy. Synonyms: exaltation, transport, beatitude, bliss. Antonyms: misery. Often raptures. an utterance or expression of ecstatic delight. the carrying of a person to another place or sphere of existence.
1. Chiefly in plural. A state, condition, or fit of intense… Expand. 2. † The action or an act of carrying off a woman by force… 3. † The action or an act of carrying onward; the fact of being… Expand. 4. The act of conveying a person from one place to another… 5. † The action or an act of seizing and carrying off as prey or… Earlier version.
