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Definition of rapture noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

rapture

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈræptʃər//
 
[uncountable] (formal)
 
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  • a feeling of extreme pleasure and happiness synonym delight Charles listened with rapture to her singing. The children gazed at her in rapture. Never before had she known such rapture.
    • Idioms
    be in, go into, etc. raptures (about/over somebody/something)
     
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    to feel or express extreme pleasure or enthusiasm for someone or something The critics went into raptures about her performance. The last-minute goal sent the fans into raptures.
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