rapture

CEFRC1

/ˈɹæpt͡ʃəː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling of extreme happiness or delight.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Alternative letter-case form of Rapture.

Examples

  • According to Tom's calculations, the rapture is set to occur in exactly three years.

  • Tom believes that the rapture is going to happen any day now.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɹʷæpt͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈɹʷæpt͡ʃɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of kidnapping or abducting, especially the forceful carrying off of a woman.

  2. Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.

  3. Rape; ravishment; sexual violation.

More examples

In context

  • They went into raptures about the meal they'd had.

  • Music, when thus applied, raises noble hints in the mind of the hearer, and fills it with great conceptions. It strengthens devotion, and advances praise into rapture[…]

  • Pulling her leggings down over unshaven legs, she raptured "I'm dry!" to her audience.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

During the concert, the audience experienced pure blank when the singer hit the perfect note.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French rapture, from Latin raptūra, future active participle of rapiō (“snatch, carry off”).