ravishment

noun

rav·​ish·​ment ˈra-vish-mənt 

plural -s

1

: an act or the means or effect of ravishing

2

: the condition of being ravished

usually : transport, rapture, ecstasy

Word History

Etymology

Middle French ravissement, from raviss- (stem of ravir) + -ment

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