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ravishment

noun

Etymology

From ravish + -ment.

  1. derived from rapere
  2. derived from *rapire✻
  3. inherited from ravyschen
  4. suffixed as ravishment — “ravish + ment”

Definitions

  1. ecstasy

    • Joseph Sedley, who was fond of music, and soft-hearted, was in a state of ravishment during the performance of the song, and profoundly touched at its conclusion.

  2. seizure by force

  3. rape

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for ravishment. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA