rapt

rapt
rapt c.1400, "carried away" (in an ecstatic trance), from L. raptus, pp. of rapere "seize, carry off" (see RAPE (Cf. rape) (v.)). Sense of "engrossed" first recorded c.1500. As a pp. adjective, in English it spawned the back-formed verb rap "to affect with rapture," which was common c.1600-1750. The figurative sense is from the notion of "carried up into Heaven (bodily or in a dream)," as in a saint's vision.

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  • rapt — [ rapt ] n. m. • 1530; « viol » XIVe; rap mil. XII e; lat. raptus, de rapere « saisir, enlever » ♦ Enlèvement illégal (d une personne). Rapt d un enfant. ⇒ kidnapping. « Détournement de mineure, rapt, enlèvement ! » (France). Les auteurs du rapt …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • rapt´ly — rapt «rapt», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. lost in delight: »rapt with joy. SYNONYM(S): enraptured, ecstatic. 2. so busy thinking of or enjoying one thing that one does not know what else is happening: »Rapt in his work, he did not hear the footsteps …   Useful english dictionary

  • rapt — RAPT, rapturi, s.n. 1. Răpire a unei persoane. 2. Furt săvârşit prin violenţă; jaf, hoţie. – Din fr. rapt, lat. raptus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 03.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  RAPT s. v. furat, furătură, furt, hoţie, jaf, jefuire, jefuit, pradă,… …   Dicționar Român

  • rapt — Rapt. s. m. Enlevement d une femme, d une fille. Crime de rapt. il fut convaincu de rapt en la personne d une telle. on ne donne point d abolition pour le rapt & l incendie. c est un rapt qualifié. rapt fait par subornation. rapt de seduction.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Rapt — may refer to : * Rapt (2004 film) , a movie directed by Benjamin Lemaire * Rapt: la séparation des races , a 1934 movie directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff * Rapt. Dept., a 2005 Single/EP from Yourcodenameis:MiloRAPT may refer to : * Rehabilitation for …   Wikipedia

  • Rapt — Rapt, n. [From F. rapt abduction, rape, L. raptus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to transport; or fr. E. rapt, a. See {Rapt}, a., and {Rapid}.] 1. An ecstasy; a trance. [Obs.] Bp. Morton. [1913 Webster] 2. Rapidity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rapt — Rapt, a. 1. Snatched away; hurried away or along. [1913 Webster] Waters rapt with whirling away. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Transported with love, admiration, delight, etc.; enraptured. The rapt musician. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 3. Wholly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rapt — [ræpt] adj written [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: raptus, past participle of rapere; RAPE1] so interested in something that you do not notice anything else ▪ They listened with rapt attention . ▪ the rapt expression on his face …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rapt — [rapt] adj. [L raptus, pp. of rapere, to snatch, seize: see RAPE1] 1. Now Rare carried away in body or spirit ( to heaven, etc.) 2. carried away with joy, love, etc.; enraptured 3. completely absorbed or engrossed (in meditation, study, etc.) 4.… …   English World dictionary

  • Rapt — Rapt, v. t. 1. To transport or ravish. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry away by force. [Obs.] Daniel. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rapt — (r[a^]pt), imp. & p. p. of {Rap}, to snatch away. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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