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ravishment

ravishment noun: ecstasy.

Noun

ravishment (countable and uncountable, plural ravishments)

  1. ecstasy
    • Joseph Sedley, who was fond of music, and soft-hearted, was in a state of ravishment during the performance of the song, and profoundly touched at its conclusion.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC
  2. seizure by force
  3. (dated) rape

ravishment meaning in Tamil and Bengali

ravishment in Tamil

பேருவுவகை

ravishment in Bengali

ravishment, corruption, depravation
বিনাশ binaś

Forms of ravishment

pluralravishments

Origin of ravishment

From ravish + -ment.

Questions about ravishment

What does ravishment mean?
Ravishment means ecstasy.
What is ravishment in Tamil?
Ravishment in Tamil is பேருவுவகை. See Ravishment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ravishment?
Ravishment is a noun.
What is the plural of ravishment?
The plural of ravishment is ravishments.

Words near ravishment in the dictionary

  1. ravishes
  2. ravishing
  3. ravishingly
  4. ravishingness
  5. ravishings
  6. ravishment
  7. ravishments
  8. ravisht
  9. ravissant
  10. Ravières
  11. ravonal

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