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ravishments

ravishments is the plural of ravishment.

Meaning of ravishment

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

Questions about ravishments

What is ravishments the plural of?
Ravishments is the plural of ravishment.

Words near ravishments in the dictionary

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

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