Both Uses of
rapt
in
The Fountainhead
- He proved to a rapt audience, at bull sessions lasting till dawn, that religion bred selfishness; because, he stated, religion overemphasized the importance of the individual spirit; religion preached nothing but a single concern—the salvation of one's own soul.†
Chpt 2.9 *
- The building stood on the shore of the East River, a structure rapt as raised arms.†
Chpt 2.10
Definitions:
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(1)
(rapt as in: rapt attention) deeply interested and focused (on something) -- often while admiring
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(2)
(rapt as in: rapt with love) deeply moved or filled with intense pleasure
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, in classic literature, rapt may refer to the rapture a belief of some Christian denominations in the second coming of Jesus and of movement to heaven.