rapture

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; - Charles Dickens
  2. noun a state of elated bliss

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

ecstasy, transport, exaltation, raptus

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