rapture

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noun

rap·ture ˈrap-chər How to pronounce rapture (audio)

: an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion

: a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

: a mystical experience in which the spirit is exalted to a knowledge of divine things

often capitalized : the final assumption of Christians into heaven during the end-time according to Christian theology

rapturous

ˈrap-chə-rəs How to pronounce rapture (audio)

ˈrap-shrəs

adjective

rapturously adverb

rapturousness noun

rapture

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verb

raptured; rapturing; raptures

transitive verb

: to fill with joy : enrapture

How buoyant his heart! and so melted with tender thoughts, so raptured with imaginings!

Baynard Rush Hall

An entire generation is raptured by the Netflix original, "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness."

Rachel Mckenzie

: to cause (a Christian believer) to be taken up into heaven during the end-time

He clearly and persuasively argues from Scripture that Christians … will be raptured …

Octavio Paz

The whole chapter is Paul's exhortation concerning Christ's resurrection. … He talks about those who will not die but be changed (raptured) and receive their glorified bodies.

Tara Wentworth

… the faithful would have a reward better than eternal life after death. They'd skip death entirely, raptured …

Joshua Rivera

Synonyms

Noun

cloud nine
ecstasy
elatedness
elation
euphoria
exhilaration
heaven
high
intoxication
paradise
rhapsody
seventh heaven
swoon
transport

Verb

carry away
enrapture
enthrall
enthral
entrance
rap
ravish
transport

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Example Sentences

Noun We listened with rapture as the orchestra played. He listened to the wind in the trees, his eyes closed in rapture. Verb nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The vertiginous composition incorporates tropes of Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism, which, having become second nature to Howe, hardly vitiate the intensity of this particular religious rapture.

Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 Her story, a gay Black woman’s glorious rise—buoyed by an apocalyptic rapture—is the novel’s standout twist against convention.

Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022 His London nocturnes put the hardest of hearts in rapture.

Brian T. Allen, National Review, 9 July 2022 Mark Twain, a visiting Yankee not quite at Victoria’s court, grasped something deeper about the rapture of the crowd.

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022 Incomparable, that is, until 2007, when Michael Tilson Thomas matched his mentor on the rapture scale in a deeply probing performance of music seldom probed.

Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022 When Raffi finds transcendence playing soccer, that is when his father’s narrative of the encounter—imparting a valuable social and emotional skill to my son—falls away to the rapture of regular intimacy, the thrill of just being alive in the world.

Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 27 June 2022 If this is a rapture, the women wonder, why have the men been taken instead of them?

Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022 The scene in which Cyrano ventriloquizes for Christian has never felt so erotic, not only because of Cyrano’s rapture in delivering it but also because of Roxane’s in receiving it.

New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022

Verb

Monk’s story is peppered with supernatural details, talk of evil spirits and unaccountable noises, and even an extremely old nun who may or may not rapture herself to heaven daily.

Mike Mariani, Slate Magazine, 22 Mar. 2017 At this time of year, Linnaeus had reached the farthest and most remote part of his journey, an alpine region, where he was driven to rapture by the diversity of flowering plants.

James Prosek, New York Times, 16 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

rapt + -ure; (sense 3) probably after the use of rapere in the Vulgate (1 Thessalonians 4:17) to translate Greek harpázein "to take hold of, seize, snatch up"

Verb

derivative of rapture entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	rapturousness
释义	rapture 1 of 2 noun rap·ture ˈrap-chər 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 rapturous ˈrap-chə-rəs ˈrap-shrəs adjective rapturously adverb rapturousness noun rapture 2 of 2 verb raptured; rapturing; raptures transitive verb 1 : to fill with joy : enrapture How buoyant his heart! and so melted with tender thoughts, so raptured with imaginings! Baynard Rush Hall An entire generation is raptured by the Netflix original, "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness." Rachel Mckenzie 2 : to cause (a Christian believer) to be taken up into heaven during the end-time He clearly and persuasively argues from Scripture that Christians … will be raptured … Octavio Paz The whole chapter is Paul's exhortation concerning Christ's resurrection. … He talks about those who will not die but be changed (raptured) and receive their glorified bodies. Tara Wentworth … the faithful would have a reward better than eternal life after death. They'd skip death entirely, raptured … Joshua Rivera Synonyms Noun cloud nine ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration heaven high intoxication paradise rhapsody seventh heaven swoon transport Verb carry away enrapture enthrall enthral entrance rap ravish transport See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun We listened with rapture as the orchestra played. He listened to the wind in the trees, his eyes closed in rapture. Verb nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography Recent Examples on the Web Noun The vertiginous composition incorporates tropes of Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism, which, having become second nature to Howe, hardly vitiate the intensity of this particular religious rapture. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 Her story, a gay Black woman’s glorious rise—buoyed by an apocalyptic rapture—is the novel’s standout twist against convention. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022 His London nocturnes put the hardest of hearts in rapture. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 9 July 2022 Mark Twain, a visiting Yankee not quite at Victoria’s court, grasped something deeper about the rapture of the crowd. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022 Incomparable, that is, until 2007, when Michael Tilson Thomas matched his mentor on the rapture scale in a deeply probing performance of music seldom probed. Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022 When Raffi finds transcendence playing soccer, that is when his father’s narrative of the encounter—imparting a valuable social and emotional skill to my son—falls away to the rapture of regular intimacy, the thrill of just being alive in the world. Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 27 June 2022 If this is a rapture, the women wonder, why have the men been taken instead of them? Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022 The scene in which Cyrano ventriloquizes for Christian has never felt so erotic, not only because of Cyrano’s rapture in delivering it but also because of Roxane’s in receiving it. New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022 Verb Monk’s story is peppered with supernatural details, talk of evil spirits and unaccountable noises, and even an extremely old nun who may or may not rapture herself to heaven daily. Mike Mariani, Slate Magazine, 22 Mar. 2017 At this time of year, Linnaeus had reached the farthest and most remote part of his journey, an alpine region, where he was driven to rapture by the diversity of flowering plants. James Prosek, New York Times, 16 May 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun rapt + -ure; (sense 3) probably after the use of rapere in the Vulgate (1 Thessalonians 4:17) to translate Greek harpázein "to take hold of, seize, snatch up" Verb derivative of rapture entry 1 First Known Use Noun 1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing rapture rapture of the deep rapture of the deep Kids Definition rapture noun rap·ture ˈrap-chər : a strong feeling of joy, delight, or love rapturousness noun as in seventh heaven Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance seventh heaven elatedness rapture ecstasy transport euphoria warm fuzzies ravishment high exultation nirvana elation intoxication paradise glory enjoyment heaven exhilaration joy blissfulness delectation delight pleasure gladsomeness beatitude joyousness joyfulness jocundity bliss exuberance blessedness happiness cheerfulness glee mirth felicity lightheartedness gladness jubilation merriness gratification jubilance gleefulness jollity gayety contentedness triumph satisfaction content gaiety comfort cheer Antonyms & Near Antonyms sadness calamity unhappiness misery wretchedness sorrow anguish woe agony woefulness sufferance depression joylessness melancholy blues desolation cheerlessness ill-being gloom dispiritedness dejection mournfulness gloominess desolateness disheartenment hell plaintiveness despondency doldrums purgatory downheartedness Gehenna See More
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