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rapture
noun(rap-ture)
an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
rapture
noun(rap-ture)
a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
rapture
noun(rap-ture)
a mystical experience in which the spirit is exalted to a knowledge of divine things
rapture
verb(rap-ture)
enrapture
rapture
noun phrase(rap-ture)
nitrogen narcosis
rapture
noun(rap-ture)
a state of euphoria and confusion similar to that of alcohol intoxication which occurs when nitrogen in normal air enters the bloodstream at increased pressure (as in deep-water diving) —called also rapture of the deep

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