Both Uses of
rapture
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- I wish I could describe the rapture that flashed through my soul as I beheld it.†
Chpt 5 *
- It was a happy moment, the rapture of which can be understood only by those who have been slaves.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(rapture as in: listened with rapture) intense desired emotion -- usually extreme happiness
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(2)
(rapture as in: awaiting the Rapture) belief of some Christian denominations in a second coming of Jesus when believers are expected to go to Heaven