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Rapture

/rˈæptʃər/
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(noun) Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.

Tom believes that the rapture is going to happen any day now.
According to Tom's calculations, the rapture is set to occur in exactly three years.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She listened to the music in a state of pure ____, completely lost in the beauty of the sound.

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