RAPTUROUSNESS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

rapturousness

noun

as in seventh heaven

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Noun

Your sixth sense — the one beyond sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell — may be leading you to seventh heaven, the very height of happiness.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019

Definition of seventh heaven

Noun

But to take those experiences and explode them into comic rapture?

— Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Among those in his group were evangelical Christians, some of whom are drawn by the belief that God promised the land of Israel to the Jews, who would rule it until the return of Jesus to Jerusalem for the rapture and to lead their ascent to Heaven.

— Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 26 June 2026

Definition of rapture

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The robot is intended for inspection work, material transport, and assembly tasks inside industrial facilities.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Those winds suppress the upward drag of cooler water from the deep ocean through Ekman transport or the Ekman Spiral.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of transport

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AtaiBeckley is developing several other psychedelics, including one related to MDMA, colloquially known as ecstasy.

— Bob Woods, CNBC, 19 July 2026
The color is black, the material is leather, the seduction is beauty, the justification is honesty, the aim is ecstasy, the fantasy is death.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of ecstasy

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Such stocks have been under pressure for weeks on worries that their prices shot too high in the euphoria around AI.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Catnip, the euphoria-inducing herb beloved by felines, was known to have insect repellent properties, though it had never been commercialized for that purpose.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of euphoria

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The exultation when the United States went up 1-0 in the seventh minute of its tournament-opening, 4-1 victory over Paraguay?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of exultation

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