raptus (n.)

  1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; he suffered an epileptic seizure

    [ Syn: seizure , ictus ]

  2. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture- Charles Dickens

    [ Syn: ecstasy , rapture , transport , exaltation ]

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