RAPTURE
Dictionary entry overview: What does rapture mean? • RAPTURE (noun)
The noun RAPTURE has 2 senses:
1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
2. a state of elated bliss
Familiarity information: RAPTURE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RAPTURE (noun)
Meaning:
A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ecstasy; exaltation; rapture; raptus; transport
Context example:
listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture
Hypernyms ("rapture" is a kind of...):
emotional state; spirit (the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection))
Meaning:
A state of elated bliss
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ecstasy; rapture
Hypernyms ("rapture" is a kind of...):
bliss; blissfulness; cloud nine; seventh heaven; walking on air (a state of extreme happiness)
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