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

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   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—will be secret, for it will be unknown to the world of unbelievers at the time of its happening.

3. 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.

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

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   Traditionally reserved for those feeling spiritual ecstasy, rapture now extends to anyone feeling overwhelmed by emotion — sparked by everything from a passionate kiss to scoring an awesome dress on sale. Definitions of rapture. noun. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion.

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

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

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

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   6 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.

7. 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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › raptureRapture - definition of rapture by The Free Dictionary

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   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. vb. ( tr) archaic or literary to entrance; enrapture.