rapture

/ˈrap-chər/

rapt-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"

noun

  1. an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion

  2. a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

  3. a mystical experience in which the spirit is exalted to a knowledge of divine things

ecstasy rapture transport mean intense exaltation of mind and feelings. ecstasy and rapture both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion. ecstasy may apply to any strong emotion (such as joy, fear, rage, adoration). rapture usually implies intense bliss or beatitude.

verb

  1. to fill with joy : enrapture

  2. to cause (a Christian believer) to be taken up into heaven during the end-time

How buoyant his heart! and so melted with tender thoughts, so raptured with imaginings!

noun phrase

  1. nitrogen narcosis