rapturous

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English

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Etymology

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From rapture +‎ -ous.

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Adjective

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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.”
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