Rapture - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈræptʃər|  American pronunciation of the word rapture
Brit.  |ˈræptʃə|  British pronunciation of the word rapture

noun

- a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion (syn: ecstasy, exaltation, transport)
listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture
- a state of elated bliss (syn: ecstasy)

Extra examples

We listened with rapture as the orchestra played.

He listened to the wind in the trees, his eyes closed in rapture.

...nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography...

She went into raptures at the news of her success.

The boys gazed up at him in rapture.

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