rapture — a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈræptʃər/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother went into raptures when she saw the 50% off sale at the department store.
- The art critic described the painting with such rapture that everyone wanted to see it.
- He was in complete rapture after discovering the pizza place delivered until 3 AM.
rapture
NOUN[/ˈræptʃər/]
a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
She felt pure rapture as the orchestra reached its soaring final note.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin 'raptus', the past participle of 'rapere' meaning 'to seize' or 'to carry away'. The word evolved from its literal sense of physical seizure to denote a state of being completely captivated or transported by emotion, and was later adopted in medieval religious contexts to describe states of spiritual ecstasy.
Breakdown
raptus (seized, carried away) + -ure (state or condition of). The suffix -ure forms nouns expressing a state or action from the Latin participial root.
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📝Examples
“My grandmother went into raptures when she saw the 50% off sale at the department store.”
“The art critic described the painting with such rapture that everyone wanted to see it.”
“He was in complete rapture after discovering the pizza place delivered until 3 AM.”
“The audience was raptured by the soprano's breathtaking performance.”
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