Emily Dickinson Lexicon

rapture (-'s), n. [see rapt, verbal adj.] (webplay: delight, ecstasy, joy, music, rapidity, ravished, transport).

1. Ecstasy; bliss; elation; extreme thrill; utter joy; pure satisfaction; overpowering happiness; overwhelming pleasure.
2. High velocity; violent rapidity.
3. [Fig.] expression of intimacy; consummation of love.
4. [Fig.] heaven; salvation; exaltation.
5. [Fig.] time; hour; moment; state of existence; period of life.
6. [Fig.] sun; sky; horizon; Nature.
7. [Fig.] winged insect; firefly or butterfly.