rapture

//ˈræp.tʃər//
C1Frequency Level 12Literary
Visual representation of rapture

Noun

raptureSingular
rapturesPlural
1

A feeling of intense pleasure, joy, or ecstasy.

She listened to the symphony in rapture, completely lost in the music.

2

(In Christian theology) The transporting of believers to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ.

Many Christians believe in the rapture, when believers will be taken up to heaven.