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   Rap·ture

   /ˈrap(t)SHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of intense pleasure or joy: "Leonora listened with rapture"
   • ▪ expressions of intense pleasure or enthusiasm about something: "the tabloids went into raptures about her"
   • 2. (according to some millenarian teaching) the transporting of believers to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "thousands of Christians gathered outside Rochester and other cities, awaiting the Rapture"

   verb

   • 1. (according to some millenarian teaching) transport (a believer) from earth to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "people will be raptured out of automobiles as they are driving along"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘seizing and carrying off’): from obsolete French, or from medieval Latin raptura ‘seizing’, partly influenced by rapt.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAPTURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RAPTURE definition: 1. extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement: 2. an expression of extreme pleasure and…. Learn more.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › raptureRapture - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   emotional state, spirit. the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) noun. a state of elated bliss. synonyms: ecstasy, rhapsody, swoon. see more. see less. type of: bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAPTURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · noun. 1. the state of mind resulting from feelings of high emotion; joyous ecstasy. 2. (often plural) an expression of ecstatic joy. 3. the act of transporting a person from one sphere of existence to another, esp from earth to heaven. verb. 4. (transitive) archaic or literary. to entrance; enrapture. Collins English Dictionary.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRAPTURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun. us / ˈræp.tʃɚ / uk / ˈræp.tʃə r/ Add to word list. [ U ] extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement: He listened to the music with an expression of pure rapture on his face. The mayor's supporters greeted her speech with rapture. raptures [ plural ] an expression of extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement:

6. www.britannica.com › topic › Rapture-theThe Rapture | Belief, Definition, & Predictions | Britannica

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   Apr 11, 2024 · The Rapture, in Christianity, the eschatological (concerned with the last things and Endtime) belief that both living and dead believers will ascend into heaven to meet Jesus Christ at the Second Coming. The belief emerged from the anticipation that Jesus would return to redeem all of his followers.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrapture noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   to feel or express extreme pleasure or enthusiasm for somebody/something. The critics went into raptures about her performance. The last minute goal sent the fans into raptures. See rapture in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: rapture. Definition of rapture noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

8. billygraham.org › answer › what-is-the-raptureWhat Is the Rapture? See What the Bible Says.

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   There are many Christians who believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ will be in two phases. First, He will come for believers, both living and dead, in the “rapture” (read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). In this view, the rapture—which is the transformation and catching up of all Christians, dead or alive, to meet Christ in the air ...