The pianist's performance of a Haydn sonata threw the woman into a rapture bordering on frenzy.
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Rapture
/ˈɹæpt͡ʃɚ/
Synonyms for "rapture" (104 found)
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Related words (52)
gaietygladnessgleegoatishnesshappinessheavenhigh spiritshorninesshypnosishysteriaintoxicationjoyjoyancejoyfulnessjoyousnesslovelovelornnesslovesicknessmadnessorgasm
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orgyoverhappinessoverjoyfulnessparadisepassionpleasurerageravishmentrhapsodyromanticismsamadhisentimentalityseventhseventh heavensexinesssunshinesusceptibilitytearing passionthrilltowering ragetrancetransporttriumphunalloyed happinessyoga trance
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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14 entriesaffectblissblissfulnesscloud ninedoctrineemotionemotional stateeschatologyfeelingseventh heavenspiritstatetheologywalking on air
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11 entriesaesthetic raptureblissdramatic raptureecstasyenchantmentexhilarategladdenmidtribulation raptureposttribulation rapturepretribulation rapturetransport
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11 entriesaesthetic rapturedivine rapturedramatic raptureecstatic raptureintellectual rapturemoral rapturepoetic raptureraptured staterapturous joyreligious rapturespiritual rapture
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"O Nymphs! O Pan!" he shouted in rapture, and hurrying down to the plain he threw himself into Chloe's arms, so full of delight that he fell fainting to the ground.
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"Take thou his likeness, only for a night, / and wear the boyish features that are thine; / and when the queen, in rapture of delight, / amid the royal banquet and the wine, / shall lock thee in her arms, and press her lips to thine, / then steal into her bosom, and inspire / through all her veins with unsuspected sleight / the poisoned sting of passion and desire."
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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is a rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not man the less, but Nature more.
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