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rap·tus \ˈraptəs\ noun (-es) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, action of seizing, from raptus, past participle of rapere 1. : a state of spiritual rapture marked by anesthesia 2. : a state of intense mental or emotional excitement < the unpredictable raptus of the poet > 3. : a pathological paroxysm of activity giving vent to impulse or tension (as in an act of violence) |