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1. Rapture
   Rap'ture (răp'tur; 135) noun [ Latin rapere , raptum , to carry off by force. See Rapid .] 1. A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence. [ Obsolete] « That 'gainst a rock, or flat, her keel d...
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2. Rapture
   Rap'ture transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Raptured (-turd; 135); present participle & verbal noun Rapturing .] To transport with excitement; to enrapture. [ Poetic] Thomson.
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3. Rapture
   • (n.) A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence. • (n.) A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium. • (v. t.) To transport with excitement; to enrapture. • (n.) The state or condition of being rapt, or carried away from one`s self by agreeable excitement; violence...
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4. Rapture
   (from the article `Baker, Anita`) ...The Songstress (1983), a solo album that sold more than 300,000 copies and spent more than a year on the charts. Moving to Elektra, she served as ...
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5. Rapture
   (from the article `fundamentalism, Christian`) ...present period, according to dispensationalism, was one of expectant waiting for the imminent return of Jesus Christ. Dispensationalists believed ... ...come after the millennium inaugurated by an inspired mankind). The former tends to be catastrophic. According to premillennialism, the ...
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6. rapture
   rapture, rapturing, raptured 1. The state or condition of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy. 2. An expression of ecstatic feeling. Often used in the plural. 3. The transporting of a person from one place to another; especially, to heaven. 4. The belief that in the 'last days', believi...
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7. rapture
   
   • a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
   • a state of elated bliss
   
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8. Rapture
   (disambiguation) `Rapture` is a predicted event in certain systems of Christian eschatology. `Rapture` or `The Rapture` may also refer to: In `religion`: As an `emotional state`: In `music`: In `television`: In `literature`: In `other media`: In `other fields`: See also:
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9. Rapture
   (band) `Rapture` is a doom metal/melodic death metal band formed in 1997 in Helsinki, Finland. History: In 1999, Rapture signed a contract with Spinefarm Records and released their debut album, Futile, in late 1999. The album was also licensed to Relapse Records for distribution outsid...
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10. Rapture
    (song) "`Rapture`" is a single by the American new wave band Blondie. It was released in January 1981 and became one of the first substantial hit singles to involve date=April 2011--> It was the second and final song to be released from the band`s 1980 album Autoamerican, the...
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11. Rapture
    (novel) `Rapture` is a 1996 novel by David Sosnowski. The overarching story of this book deals with the effects on society when normal people begin sprouting angelic wings. The story follows two main characters; Alexander `Zander` Wiles is a petty crook suffering from acute agoraphobia...
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12. Rapture
    (Dragonlord album) Name = Rapture | Type = studio | Artist = Dragonlord | Cover = Dragonlord - 2001 - Rapture.jpg | Released = 2001 | Recorded = February & April 2001, Driftwood Studios in Oakland California | Genre = Symphonic metal, black metal, thrash metal | Length = 35:08 | Label = S...
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13. Rapture
    (Bradley Joseph album) `Rapture` is the second album by Bradley Joseph, and his debut album on the Narada label, released in March 1997 (see 1997 in music). This is an instrumental album in which Joseph wrote and conducted all of the scores. In addition to incorporating a core band inc...
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14. Rapture
    (comics) `Rapture`, real name `Sharona Jackson`, is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen for his series Savage Dragon. Rapture was inspired by, and named after. The Knack`s song My Sharona. She first appeared in a back-up feature in ongoing series Savage Dragon issue 4 a...
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15. Rapture
    (iiO song) "`Rapture`" is the first single the New York-based dance music duo iiO. Released in 2001, the single became a huge dancefloor hit in the US and also peaked at number 2 on the UK singles chart. It was included on iiO`s debut album, Poetica, which was released in 200...
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16. Rapture
    (Battlestar Galactica) "`Rapture`" is the twelfth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. Aired on January 21, 2007, this episode marks the return of regular broadcasting after the Christmas mid-season hiatus. Plot: `Surviv...
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17. Rapture
    (The Mavis`s album) `Rapture` is the third album by Australian pop band The Mavis`s, released in 2001 on Mushroom Records. Track listing : # "Burst Into Space" - 4:56 # "Wrong Side of Town" - 4:09 # "Coming Home" - 3:51 # "Only in My Head" - 3:49...
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18. Rapture
    (Impaled Nazarene album) Type = album | --> Rapture is the fifth full length album of the Finnish black metal band Impaled Nazarene. It was released in 1998 on Osmose Productions. Track listing: # "Penis et Circes" – 2:35 (Music: Jani Lehtosaari) # "6th Degree Mindfuck&q...
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