Raptus
/ˈɹaptəs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A state of rapture.
"In the condition called raptus or ravishment by theologians, breathing and circulation are so depressed that it is a question among the doctors whether the soul be or be not temporarily dissevered from the body."
- 2 a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion wordnet
- 3 A seizure.
- 4 a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease wordnet
Example
More examples"In the condition called raptus or ravishment by theologians, breathing and circulation are so depressed that it is a question among the doctors whether the soul be or be not temporarily dissevered from the body."
Etymology
From Latin raptus, from rapio (“seize”).