rapturous

English

Etymology

From rapture +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹæp.t͡ʃəɹ.əs/

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Adjective

rapturous (comparative more rapturous, superlative most rapturous)

1. Full of rapture.

   the rapturous applause

   the rapturous emotions on the pulpit

   • 2023 April 3, Stephen Burgen, “Spanish minister Yolanda Díaz launches leftwing political party”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Díaz told a rapturous crowd of 5,000 who turned out in Madrid on Sunday for the launch: “I want to be Spain’s first female president because women’s time has come, and women want to be the ones who make history.”

Related terms

• rapture
• rapturously
• rapturesome

Translations

being full of rapture

• German: entrückt (de), begeistert (de), entzückt (de), hingerissen (de), überschwänglich (de)