RAPTUS

Meaning of RAPTUS in English

/rap"teuhs/ , n.

a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.

[ 1840-50; rap ( ere ) to seize, abduct, RAPE 1 + -tus suffix of v. action ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

RAPTUS — ˈraptəs noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, action of seizing, from raptus, past participle of rapere 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAPTUS — n. ecstasy, rapture, extreme joy, bliss
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RAPTUS — (книжное) экстаз
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RAPTUS — n книжн. экстаз
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RAPTUS — (n) экстаз
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RAPTUS — n книжн. экстаз
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RAPTUS — n книжн. экстаз
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RAPTUS — (книжное) экстаз
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RAPTURE — I. noun Etymology: Latin raptus Date: 1594 an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion, 2. a state or experience …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAPT — I. ˈrapt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin raptus, past participle of rapere to seize, rob, kidnap, ravish — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAPTOR — ˈraptər, -ˌtȯ(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, one that robs, plunders, kidnaps, or ravishes, from raptus (past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAPTATORIAL — |raptə|tōrēəl, -tȯr- adjective Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin raptatus, past participle of raptare to seize and carry off, ravage, plunder, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAPT — — raptly , adv. — raptness , n. /rapt/ , adj. 1. deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAPTURE — I. ˈrap-chər noun Etymology: Latin raptus Date: 1594 1. : an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion 2. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAPT — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin raptus, past participle of rapere to seize — more at rapid Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAPTURE — [rap.ture] n [L raptus] (1629) 1 a: a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion b: a …
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RAPT — [rapt] adj [ME, fr. L raptus, pp. of rapere to seize--more at rapid] (14c) 1: lifted up and carried away …
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LATIN LITERATURE — the body of writings in Latin, primarily produced during the Roman republic and empire, when Latin was a spoken language, …
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CLAUDIAN — born c. 370, , Alexandria died c. 404, , Rome Latin in full Claudius Claudianus last important poet of the …
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CHAPMAN, GEORGE — born 1559?, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Eng. died May 12, 1634, London English poet and dramatist, whose translation of Homer long remained …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAPT — / ræpt; NAmE / adjective so interested in one particular thing that you are not aware of anything else : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAPT — rapt /ræpt/ BrE AmE adjective written [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: raptus , past participle of rapere …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAPT — adj. 1 fully absorbed or intent, enraptured (listen with rapt attention). 2 carried away with feeling or lofty thought. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAPT — adj. 1 fully absorbed or intent, enraptured (listen with rapt attention). 2 carried away with feeling or lofty thought. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAPT — adj.1 fully absorbed or intent, enraptured (listen with rapt attention). 2 carried away with feeling or lofty thought. 3 carried …
Oxford English vocab

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