rapture

Definition of rapture

Nouns

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
"listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
Synonyms:
ecstasy, exaltation, raptus, transport
Type of:
emotional state, spirit
the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
a state of elated bliss
Synonyms:
ecstasy
Type of:
bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air
a state of extreme happiness

Vocabulary Lists for rapture

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
  • premeditate
  • symbolising
  • abase
  • discern
  • endue

Lesson1 »(36 words)
  • experience
  • abroad
  • oversea
  • abrupt
  • discourteous

Bliss »(8 words)
  • elation
  • euphoria
  • exaltation
  • ecstasy
  • rapture

Edith Warton's Ethan Frome »(2499 words)
Vocabulary study list from Edith Warton's "Ethan Frome"
  • Hale
  • German ivy
  • matt
  • sleigh
  • flats

Great Gatsby: Chapters One and Two »(15 words)
Juniors: Fourth Block
  • confer
  • perpetual
  • colossal
  • supercilious
  • pungent

A Christmas Carol »(116 words)
a work in progress. You'll forgive me if this list is...
  • abode
  • agitate
  • alderman
  • apparition
  • balustrade

feelings »(5461 words)
open
  • happy
  • alive
  • good
  • understanding
  • great

Words that contain rapture

enrapture
 enraptured