1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion - "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens • Syn: ecstasy, rapture, transport, raptus • Derivationally related forms: exalt, transport (for: transport), rapturous (for: rapture), ecstatic (for: ecstasy) • Hypernyms: emotional state, spirit 2. the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence • Hypernyms: celestial point • Part Holonyms: zodiac 3. a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead) • Hypernyms: flock 4. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) • Syn: deification, apotheosis • Derivationally related forms: exalt, deify (for: deification) • Hypernyms: worship
