Rapture

/ˈræptʃər/ noun

Definition

Rapture is a feeling of intense joy or delight, as if you are carried away by happiness. In some Christian beliefs, the Rapture (capital R) is the event when believers are taken up to heaven.

Etymology

It comes from Medieval Latin “raptura,” meaning “seizure, carrying off,” from Latin “rapere,” meaning “to seize or snatch.” The sense of emotional transport grew from the idea of being carried away from ordinary life.

Kelly Says

“Rapture” is literally about being “snatched up,” whether by emotion or, in some religious views, by God. That’s why we still say music or art can be “rapturous”—they grab hold of you so strongly that, for a moment, you’re not quite in the everyday world.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተደራረብ
teh-deh-rah-reh-b
ARالعربية
استحواذ
istihwaadh
BNবাংলা
আনন্দ
anond
CACatalà
èxtasi
ehk-STAH-see
CSČeština
rozkoš
roh-zkosh
DADansk
henrykkelse
heh-nryk-ehl-seh
DEDeutsch
Entzücken
ehn-TSOO-ken
ELΕλληνικά
εξάρτηση
eh-ksar-tee-see
ESEspañol
arrebato
ah-reh-BAH-toh
FAفارسی
شادمانی
shahd-mah-nee
FISuomi
hämmästys
hahm-meh-stys
FRFrançais
ravissement
rah-vee-seh-MOH
GUGU
આનંદ
ah-nahnd
HAHA
farin ciki
fah-rin CHEE-kee
HEעברית
התלהבות
hah-tlah-HOO-th
HIहिन्दी
उन्माद
un-maad
HUMagyar
elragadtatás
ehl-rah-gahd-tah-tash
IDBahasa Indonesia
kegembiraan
keh-geh-mee-RAH-n
IGIG
ọṅụṅụ
oh-noh-noh
ITItaliano
rapimento
rah-pee-MEHN-toh
KKKK
қуаныш
koo-ah-nysh
KMKM
ការរីករាយ
kah reek reay
MRMR
आनंद
ah-nahnd
MSBahasa Melayu
kegembiraan
keh-geh-mee-RAH-n
MYမြန်မာ
ဝမ်းမြောက်
wahm myauk
NLNederlands
verrukking
vayr-OOK-ing
NONorsk
henrykkelse
heh-nryk-ehl-seh
PAPA
ਆਨੰਦ
ah-nahnd
PLPolski
uniesienie
oo-nee-EH-see-eh
PTPortuguês
arrebatamento
ah-reh-bah-tah-MEHN-toh
RORomână
răpire
rah-PEE-reh
RUРусский
восторг
vah-STOR-g
SVSvenska
hänryckning
hayn-ryk-ning
SWKiswahili
furaha
foo-RAH-hah
TAதமிழ்
மகிழ்ச்சி
mah-gee-zh-chee
TEతెలుగు
ఆనందం
ah-nahndham
THไทย
ความสุข
khwam-suk
TLTL
galak
gah-lak
TRTürkçe
coşkunluk
choh-skoon-look
UKУкраїнська
захоплення
zah-khohp-LEH-nee-eh
URاردو
خوشی
khushi
VITiếng Việt
hạnh phúc
hinh-phuc
YOYO
ìrọra
ee-ROH-rah
ZUZU
ukukhanya
koo-khah-nyah

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