raptus
[ rap-tuh s ]
/ ˈræp təs /
noun
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
Origin of raptus
1840–50; < Latin: a seizing, equivalent to
rap(ere) to seize, abduct,
rape1 +
-tus suffix of v. action
Words nearby raptus
raptorial,
rapture,
rapture of the deep,
raptured,
rapturous,
raptus,
rar,
rara avis,
rare,
rare bird, a,
rare book
Example sentences from the Web for raptus
Give greetings to all, including the good Madame Councillor, and tell her that I still occasionally have a raptus.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) |Alexander Wheelock ThayerWhen in this state of mind Madame von Breuning used to say that he was in his "raptus."
Music: An Art and a Language |Walter Raymond Spalding