raptus

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noun

A state of rapture.

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seizureictusecstasyrapturetransportexaltation
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Meanings

nounraptus (plural raptuses)

plural raptuses

  1. A state of rapture.

    In the condition called raptus or ravishment by theologians, breathing and circulation are so depressed that it is a question among the doctors whether the soul be or be not temporarily dissevered from the body.

    1902, William James, “Lectures XVI and XVII: Mysticism”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 412
  2. medicineA seizure.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

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seizureictus
Broader
attack

nouna state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

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ecstasyrapturetransportexaltation
Broader
emotional statespirit
Also see
ecstasyexaltationictusraptureseizuretransport

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinraptus
  2. Englishraptus

From Latin raptus, from rapio (“seize”).

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APA

raptus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raptus

MLA

“raptus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raptus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raptus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raptus.

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