Rapture (Noun)
Meaning 1
A state of elated bliss.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- She gazed at the stunning sunset, her eyes filled with a rapture that seemed to transcend words.
- The crowd erupted into cheers as the concert reached its climax, the audience swept up in a collective rapture.
- As she twirled across the dance floor, her face shone with rapture, lost in the joy of the moment.
- The painter's use of color and light created a sense of rapture in the viewer, as if transported to another world.
- The couple exchanged vows in a state of rapture, their love for each other palpable and overwhelming.