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rapturist

rapturist noun: one who believes in the rapture.

Noun

rapturist (plural rapturists)

  1. One who believes in the rapture.
  2. (obsolete) A religious enthusiast or zealot.
    • J. Spencer
      Such swarms of prophets and rapturists have flown out of those hives in some ages.

Forms of rapturist

pluralrapturists

Origin of rapturist

From rapture + -ist.

Questions about rapturist

What does rapturist mean?
Rapturist means one who believes in the rapture.
What part of speech is rapturist?
Rapturist is a noun.
What is the plural of rapturist?
The plural of rapturist is rapturists.

Words near rapturist in the dictionary

  1. rapturings
  2. rapturise
  3. rapturised
  4. rapturises
  5. rapturising
  6. rapturist
  7. rapturists
  8. rapturize
  9. rapturized
  10. rapturizes
  11. rapturizing

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