Other Words from rapture

Noun

rapturous \ ˈrap-chə-rəs

, ˈrap-shrəs \ adjective

rapturously adverb

rapturousness noun

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Noun

ecstasy, rapture, transport mean intense exaltation of mind and feelings. ecstasy and rapture both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion. ecstasy may apply to any strong emotion (such as joy, fear, rage, adoration). religious ecstasy rapture usually implies intense bliss or beatitude. in speechless rapture transport applies to any powerful emotion that lifts one out of oneself and usually provokes vehement expression or frenzied action. in a transport of rage

Examples of rapture in a Sentence

Noun We listened with rapture as the orchestra played. He listened to the wind in the trees, his eyes closed in rapture. Verb nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The first novel begins with the rapture of all true Christians from the earth and the chaos that follows. — Matthew Avery Sutton, The New Republic, "The Capitol Riot Revealed the Darkest Nightmares of White Evangelical America," 14 Jan. 2021 The music fades, and for the next five minutes, the camera pans through the crowd as a chorus of dancers, eyes closed in rapture, sing through the highs and lows of the song. — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, "Lovers Rock Is The Most Magical Sexy Party Of The Year (& You Can Attend Safely From Home)," 27 Nov. 2020 To hear that in a lullaby, to hear it in anger or rapture, is an aha moment. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, "Can music bring us unity? How Osvaldo Golijov’s ‘Ayre’ is what we need now," 4 Nov. 2020 Or, better yet, keep your limbs to yourself and express your rapture upon seeing friendly faces—new or old—verbally! — Vogue, "The Case Against Hugging," 16 Oct. 2020 The camera in this moment catches the look of rapture on the face of Sanders’s Richard. — Washington Post, "Relief from Zoom sometimes comes in a box. A play in a box.," 25 Sep. 2020 Standing in the middle of the living room with the vents and Vornado all working in concert was pure rapture. — Craig Mod, The Atlantic, "I Accidentally Pandemic-Prepped My House," 8 Sep. 2020 There such novels hang, too, amid the misty romance of the past, fearful that the red-hot glow of rapture no longer waits faithfully on the horizon. — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, "The Injustices of Aging," 7 Sep. 2020 The toned women in leggings Instagramming their flowers and muscles and bowls of miraculous grains are mimicking Shelley or Wordsworth’s rapture. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "A Satire That Demolishes the Influencer Industry," 1 July 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Monk’s story is peppered with supernatural details, talk of evil spirits and unaccountable noises, and even an extremely old nun who may or may not rapture herself to heaven daily. — Mike Mariani, Slate Magazine, "Nativism, Violence, and the Origins of the Paranoid Style," 22 Mar. 2017 At this time of year, Linnaeus had reached the farthest and most remote part of his journey, an alpine region, where he was driven to rapture by the diversity of flowering plants. — James Prosek, New York Times, "A Botanist in Swedish Lapland," 16 May 2017

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