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Pronunciation / Transliteration: éxtasis
"Escuchaban la música con gran éxtasis."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A feeling of intense pleasure or joy.
"They listened to the music with expressions of sheer rapture."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin raptura 'seizure, kidnapping', from Latin raptus, from rapere 'seize'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rapture" is said worldwide
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ravissement
Transliteration: ravissement
"Elle écoutait la musique avec ravissement."
Rausch
Transliteration: Rausch
"Sie waren wie im Rausch vor Glück."
raptus
Transliteration: raptus
"Ascoltavano la musica in un momento di pura estasi."
éxtasis
Transliteration: éxtasis
"Escuchaban la música con gran éxtasis."
êxtase
Transliteration: êxtase
"Eles ouviram a música em êxtase."
परमानंद
Transliteration: paramanand
"वह संगीत सुनकर परमानंद में डूब गई।"
狂喜
Transliteration: kuángxǐ
"他们欣喜若狂地听着音乐。"
황홀경
Transliteration: hwangholgyeong
"그들은 황홀경에 빠져 음악을 들었다."
歓喜
Transliteration: kanki
"彼らは歓喜に包まれて音楽を聞いた。"
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