The act of seizing or snatching away; sudden capture or abduction.
From Latin 'arripere' meaning to snatch or seize, plus '-tion' forming a noun. The word appears in theological and philosophical texts discussing divine action or mystical experiences.
This is a word medieval theologians used to describe being suddenly seized by divine rapture or captured by supernatural forces—it shows up in mystical visions and resurrection accounts, blending the physical (snatching) with the spiritual (divine capture).
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