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rap·ture I. \ˈrapchə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin raptus (past participle of rapere) + English -ure 1. archaic a. : the act of seizing and carrying off with force : forcible capture : abduction b. : rape 3a 2. archaic : the act of carrying or being carried along : force of onward movement 3. a. : a carrying of a person to heaven b. : Christ's raising up of his true church and its members to a realm above the earth where the whole company will enjoy celestial bliss with its Lord 4. a. : the state of being carried out of oneself : spiritual or emotional ecstasy : possession by an overwhelming emotion (as joy, love) b. : an experience of this sort < the raptures of the deep hazardous to divers are caused by nitrogen narcosis > 5. : a spasm or fit of emotion : paroxysm 6. : an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passionate feeling : rhapsody 7. : a mystical phenomenon in which the soul is borne out of itself and exalted to a knowledge of divine things Synonyms: see ecstasy II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to transport with rapture (as of joy) : enrapture |