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raptuses

raptuses is the plural of raptus.

Meaning of raptus

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.

Questions about raptuses

What is raptuses the plural of?
Raptuses is the plural of raptus.

Words near raptuses in the dictionary

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

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