Friday, May 20, 2011

Rapture

rap-ture (răpˈchər)

noun
1. Being moved by wonderful emotions.*
Every time she thinks of Jesus, the corners of her mouth turn up and her eyes gloss over, as the rapture overcomes her.
2. Being literally moved from one place to another, especially from here to heaven.
I welcome the rapture. Jesus loves me: he calls me "Baby" and says "kiss me like you mean it!"

verb
1. The act of doing the above to someone.
Just click on the link, you'll get the idea. It's a good song by the Magnetic Fields.

Synonyms: bliss, buoyancy, cloud nine, delectation, ecstasy, elysium, enchantment, euphoria, exaltation, glory, heaven, nirvana, paradise, ravishment, rhapsody, seventh heaven transport.

* Teachers used to call this "letting your imagination run away with you" or "getting carried away." Today, we still call it that.

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