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- [rap-cher]
- /ˈræp tʃər/
- /ˈræp.tʃər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rap-cher]
- /ˈræp tʃər/
Definitions of rapture word
- noun rapture ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy. 1
- noun rapture Often, raptures. an utterance or expression of ecstatic delight. 1
- noun rapture the carrying of a person to another place or sphere of existence. 1
- noun rapture the Rapture, Theology. the experience, anticipated by some fundamentalist Christians, of meeting Christ midway in the air upon his return to earth. 1
- noun rapture Archaic. the act of carrying off. 1
- verb with object rapture to enrapture. 1
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Origin of rapture
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; rapt + -ure
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Parts of speech for Rapture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rapture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rapture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rapture
noun rapture
- afterworld — a world inhabited after death
- arcadia — a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop: 91 326 (2001). Area: 4367 sq km (1686 sq miles)
- ardency — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- bliss — Bliss is a state of complete happiness.
- canaan — an ancient region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean, corresponding roughly to Israel: the Promised Land of the Israelites
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