Syn. -- Bliss; ecstasy; transport; delight; exultation.
Rap"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raptured (-trd; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rapturing.] To transport with excitement; to enrapture. [Poetic]
Thomson.
Rap"tur*ist, n. An enthusiast. [Obs.] J. Spencer.
Rap"tur*ize (-z), v. t. & i. To put, or be put, in a state of rapture.
[R.]
Rap"tur*ous (-s), a. Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling,
expressing, or manifesting rapture; as, rapturous joy, pleasure, or
delight; rapturous applause.
Rap"tur*ous*ly, adv. In a rapturous manner.