ˈraptəs noun
( -es )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, action of seizing, from raptus, past participle of rapere
1. : a state of spiritual rapture marked by anesthesia
2. : a state of intense mental or emotional excitement
the unpredictable raptus of the poet
3. : a pathological paroxysm of activity giving vent to impulse or tension (as in an act of violence)