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rapt
I. \ˈrapt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin raptus, past participle of rapere to seize, rob, kidnap, ravish — more at rapid
1. : lifted (as by supernatural force) and carried up or away : transported in spirit or to another place
< rapt into future times, the bard began — Alexander Pope >
2. : transported with emotion (as love, delight) : enraptured
< the rapt exaltation of the devotee — J.A.Symonds >
3. : wholly absorbed or engrossed (as in feeling, meditation, or special interests)
< rapt in secret studies — Shakespeare >
4. obsolete : abducted, raped
• rapt·ly adverb
• rapt·ness noun -es
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin raptus action of seizing, robbing, kidnapping, or ravishing, from raptus, past participle of rapere
: a violent or sudden transporting; also : an ecstatic state : rapture
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin raptus, past participle
obsolete : to carry away by force : transport, ravish
IV.
past of rap |