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raptus

UK/ˈɹaptəs/

raptus noun: a state of rapture.

Noun

raptus (plural raptuses)

  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.1902, William James, “Lectures XVI and XVII: Mysticism”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 412
  2. A seizure.

raptus meaning in Tamil

raptus in Tamil

திடீர் வன் செயல், திடீர் வன்முறை

Forms of raptus

pluralraptuses

Origin of raptus

From Latin raptus, from rapio (“seize”).

Questions about raptus

What does raptus mean?
Raptus means a state of rapture.
What is raptus in Tamil?
Raptus in Tamil is திடீர் வன் செயல், திடீர் வன்முறை. See Raptus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is raptus?
Raptus is a noun.
How do you pronounce raptus?
Raptus is pronounced /ˈɹaptəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of raptus?
The plural of raptus is raptuses.

Words near raptus in the dictionary

  1. rapturizes
  2. rapturizing
  3. rapturous
  4. rapturously
  5. rapturousness
  6. raptus
  7. raptuses
  8. rapunzel
  9. Rapunzel syndrome
  10. Rapunzelesque
  11. Rapunzelian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: raptus (page history and authors); raptus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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