1
: an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
2
a
: a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
b
: a mystical experience in which the spirit is exalted to a knowledge of divine things
3
often Rapture
: the final assumption of Christians into heaven during the end-time according to some Christian theologies
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.
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Shaun Goodwin
june 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
But those are, in the rearview, mere filigree adorning the few tender years in which Richie retained absolute authorship of love’s true rapture.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Family-friendly With babysitters available upon request, flocks of sheep to be inspected, and eggs to be collected from the chicken coup, little people (especially the sooty, city rats), will be in rural rapture.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Just four minutes later, Baggio doubled the Italians’ lead with a swift half-volley, sending the capacity crowd inside of New Jersey’s Giants Stadium into raptures.
—Shaun Goodwin
june 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
But those are, in the rearview, mere filigree adorning the few tender years in which Richie retained absolute authorship of love’s true rapture.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Family-friendly With babysitters available upon request, flocks of sheep to be inspected, and eggs to be collected from the chicken coup, little people (especially the sooty, city rats), will be in rural rapture.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Rapture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapture. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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