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Meanings of rapture in English
Usage of rapture in English
1
I visited with a natural rapture the largest book-store in the world.
2
There is a rapture in the stream as in the pathless woods.
3
I was in a rapture of excitement; the interruption made me wild.
4
Fox hailed in a rapture of exultation the fall of the Bastille.
5
Suddenly his rapture was broken through; the singer had stopped the orchestra.
6
Here is the rapture of the mystic, the triumph of the saint.
7
That made rapture feel especially valuable, because it was evidently so vulnerable.
8
The widow confronted the chimney-piece, and clasped her hands in silent rapture.
9
All the man in him trembled under the rapture of her touch.
10
Sir Norman raised the hand he held, in rapture to his lips:
11
She seated herself by the window listening with rapture in her eyes.
12
The prince stood by, frowning at the rapture of the elder lady.
13
There came the old rapture of conquest, that made her social genius.
14
She embraced me and I embraced her in a rapture of reunion.
15
Surely the angels know nothing of the rapture of such a work.
16
When the rapture reached an almost unbearable peak, Quinn heard the voices.
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Translations for rapture
Portuguese
Spanish
Rapture through the time
Rapture across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common