RAPTUROUSNESS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

rapturousness

noun

as in seventh heaven

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Noun

Your sixth sense — the one beyond sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell — may be leading you to seventh heaven, the very height of happiness.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019

Definition of seventh heaven

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But to take those experiences and explode them into comic rapture?

— Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Among those in his group were evangelical Christians, some of whom are drawn by the belief that God promised the land of Israel to the Jews, who would rule it until the return of Jesus to Jerusalem for the rapture and to lead their ascent to Heaven.

— Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 26 June 2026

Definition of rapture

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The album covers hardstyle, new age pop, and operatic folk at a sometimes startling pace, capturing the chaos and ecstasy of one of the most physically and emotionally transformative experiences the human body can endure.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
While Pughsley planned seminars, Burdette lined up cocaine, ecstasy, and strippers.

— Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026

Definition of ecstasy

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It’s been one of the world’s brightest stars thanks to euphoria around SK Hynix and other AI stocks, and the index is still up 97% for the year so far.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The drugs seem more like a trip into the abyss instead of a gateway to euphoria.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of euphoria

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Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026
To see the paintings was, in a way, less important than the social exultation of having seen them.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of exultation

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