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- Dictionaryrapture/ˈraptʃə/
noun
- 1. a feeling of intense pleasure or joy: "Leonora listened with rapture"
- 2. (according to some millenarian teaching) the transporting of believers to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "thousands of Christians gathered outside Rochester and other cities, awaiting the Rapture"
verb
- 1. (according to some millenarian teaching) transport (a believer) from earth to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "people will be raptured out of automobiles as they are driving along"
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Sep 5, 2012 · Learn the various meanings and uses of the word rapture, from ecstasy or passion to a Christian end-time event. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of rapture.
Rapture means extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement, or an expression of it. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as music, poetry, or religion, with examples and translations.
Rapture can mean ecstatic joy, an utterance of delight, or a theological event of being taken to heaven. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples.
The idea of a rapture as it is currently defined is not found in historic Christianity, and is a relatively recent doctrine originating from the 1830s. The term is used frequently among fundamentalist theologians in the United States. [2] Rapture has also been used for a mystical union with God or for eternal life in Heaven. [2]
Rapture means extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as music, religion, or emotions, with examples from various sources.
Rapture is a feeling of extreme happiness or pleasure, or an expression of ecstatic joy. It can also refer to the carrying away of a person to another place or sphere of existence, especially to heaven.
Rapture means ecstatic joy, bliss, or beatitude, or the transporting of a person to heaven by supernatural means. Find synonyms, antonyms, and translations of rapture in Spanish, French, German, and other languages.
