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ture
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raptures
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a feeling of being carried away by overwhelming emotion, often associated with deep love, happiness, or spiritual experiences
- As they exchanged vows, a wave of rapture washed over the couple, realizing the depth of their commitment to each other.
- The breathtaking sunrise over the mountaintops filled her with a sense of rapture, connecting with the beauty of nature.
- The musician's soulful performance on the violin created a moment of rapture, touching the hearts of everyone in the audience.
- Meditating in the serene garden, she experienced a profound sense of rapture, feeling at peace with the universe.
- Holding their newborn baby for the first time, the parents were overwhelmed with a deep sense of rapture and unconditional love.
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the event in Christian eschatology in which believers are taken up to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ
- According to some interpretations, the rapture will occur before the tribulation.
- The preacher described the rapture as a moment of divine deliverance.
- Believers look forward to the rapture with hope and anticipation.
- The novel depicted a world awaiting the rapture.
- The sermon focused on signs that might precede the rapture.
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