rapture

rapture
noun

she gazed at him in rapture

Syn:
ecstasy, bliss, exaltation, euphoria, elation, joy, enchantment, delight, happiness, pleasure
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rapture, bliss, ecstasy, euphoria, transport
Happiness is one thing; bliss is another, suggesting a state of utter joy and contentment (marital bliss). Ecstasy is even more extreme, describing a trancelike state in which one loses consciousness of one's surroundings (the ecstasy of young love). Although rapture originally referred to being raised or lifted out of oneself by divine power, nowadays it is used in much the same sense as ecstasy to describe an elevated sensation of bliss (she listened in speechless rapture to her favorite soprano). Transport applies to any powerful emotion by which one is carried away (a transport of delight). When happiness is carried to an extreme or crosses over into mania, it is called euphoria. Euphoria may outwardly resemble ecstasy or rapture; but upon closer examination, it is usually found to be exaggerated and out of proportion (the euphoria that came over him whenever he touched alcohol).

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  • Rapture — Rap ture (r[a^]p t[ u]r; 135), n. [L. rapere, raptum, to carry off by force. See {Rapid}.] 1. A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That gainst a rock, or flat, her keel did dash With headlong… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rapture — [rap′chər] n. [ML raptura: see RAPT & URE] 1. the state of being carried away with joy, love, etc.; ecstasy 2. an expression of great joy, pleasure, etc. 3. a carrying away or being carried away in body or spirit: now rare except in theological… …   English World dictionary

  • rapture — (n.) c.1600, act of carrying off, from M.Fr. rapture, from M.L. raptura seizure, rape, kidnapping, from L. raptus a carrying off (see RAPT (Cf. rapt)). Originally of women and cognate with RAPE (Cf. rape) (v.). Sense of spiritual ecstasy first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Rapture — Rap ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raptured} ( t[ u]rd; 135); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rapturing}.] To transport with excitement; to enrapture. [Poetic] Thomson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rapture — index passion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • rapture — *ecstasy, transport Analogous words: bliss, beatitude, blessedness, felicity, *happiness …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • rapture — [n] extreme happiness and delight in something at oneness*, beatitude, bliss, buoyancy, cheer, cloud nine*, communion, contentment, cool*, delectation, ecstasy, elation, elysium, enchantment, enjoyment, enthusiasm, euphoria, exaltation,… …   New thesaurus

  • rapture — Ⅰ. rapture ► NOUN 1) intense pleasure or joy. 2) (raptures) the expression of intense pleasure or enthusiasm. DERIVATIVES rapturously adverb. Ⅱ. rapturous ► ADJECTIVE …   English terms dictionary

  • Rapture — For other meanings, see Rapture (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • Rapture TV — Infobox TV channel dummy parameter= name= Rapture TV logofile=rapture.png logoalt=Rapture TV Logo launch= 22nd November 1997 share= 0.5% weekly reach share as of= w/e 05/11/06 share source = [http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?re… …   Wikipedia

  • Rapture — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Rapture (значения). Rapture Жанр мелодичный дэт метал, дэт дум метал Годы с 1997 наст. время …   Википедия

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