英:['ræptʃəd]
美:['ræptʃəd]
英:['ræptʃəd]
美:['ræptʃəd]
noun
an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
a mystical experience in which the spirit is exalted to a knowledge of divine things
often capitalized the final assumption of Christians into heaven during the end-time according to Christian theology
verb
transitive verb
to fill with joy : enrapture An entire generation is raptured by the Netflix original, "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness."—Rachel Mckenzie
How buoyant his heart! and so melted with tender thoughts, so raptured with imaginings!—Baynard Rush Hall
to cause (a Christian believer) to be taken up into heaven during the end-time The whole chapter is Paul's exhortation concerning Christ's resurrection. … He talks about those who will not die but be changed (raptured) and receive their glorified bodies.—Tara Wentworth … the faithful would have a reward better than eternal life after death. They'd skip death entirely, raptured …—Joshua Rivera
He clearly and persuasively argues from Scripture that Christians … will be raptured …—Octavio Paz
go into raptures欣喜若狂
Nounrapt + -ure; (sense 3) probably after the use of rapere in the Vulgate (1 Thessalonians 4:17) to translate Greek harpázein "to take hold of, seize, snatch up" Verb derivative of rapture >entry 1
The first known use of rapture was in 1594
rarelyadverb
not often : seldom
rarefactionnoun
the action or process of rarefying
the state of being rarefied
a state or region of minimum pressure in a substance (as air) being traveled through by a wave formed by compression (as sound)
rarebitnoun
welsh rabbit
rapturenoun
a strong feeling of joy, delight, or love
rapturenoun
a strong feeling of joy, delight, or love
rapturenoun
a strong feeling of joy, delight, or love
1 We listened with rapture as the orchestra played.
2 He listened to the wind in the trees, his eyes closed in rapture.
3 nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography
4 Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace swaps raucous raptures for meditation, leaving his saxophone at the door in favor of various woodwinds.
5 The opening minutes, however, couldn’t be more different than that transcendent note of rapture.