rapturousness

noun

Definition of rapturousnessnext
as in seventh heaven

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  1. seventh heaven
  2. rapture
  3. transport
  4. ecstasy
  5. euphoria
  6. exultation
Noun
  • Just Like Heaven is one fun reminder that seventh heaven is finding a kindred spirit.
    Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
  • No seventh heaven For the eighth time in franchise history, and fifth time of the Nikola Jokic-Jamal Murray era, the Nuggets were forced to play a Game 7.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024
Definition of seventh heaven
Noun
  • Editor’s picks The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 25 Most Influential Creators of 2024 The crowd in Queens is in complete rapture during the Marley brothers’ performance.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In some circles, his death row writing was greeted with rapture.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of rapture
Noun
  • He was based at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he was assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing as a cyber transport systems journeyman.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Governments should support and incentivize organisations to implement Sustainable Development Goals into their operations, and policies around public transport and waste management can also help businesses lower their environmental footprint.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of transport
Noun
  • Her face is placid and grateful, set in ecstasy or prayer.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Compared to the agony and the ecstasy on display in McQueen’s extraordinary Small Axe compilation, which celebrated the United Kingdom’s diaspora culture while forcing the country to reckon with its institutionally racist past, this might seem like weak tea.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of ecstasy
Noun
  • And while viewers will certainly come away with a sense of euphoria about the success of this past year’s #SeAcabó social movement, women’s soccer continues to face setbacks and roadblocks to real change.
    Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Their euphoria over the pending sale is short-lived, though, after an anonymous caller demands millions to stay quiet about a discrepancy in the software’s accuracy, which shows greater likelihood that the software will misidentify people of color.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of euphoria
Noun
  • Once eight outs away from claiming victory in Game Seven of the 2019 World Series as a member of the Astros, Cole watched helplessly from the bullpen while the Washington Nationals wreaked havoc in the seventh inning as current teammate Juan Soto hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy in exultation.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Armstrong is able to convey this material with a roar that doesn’t undercut its essential seriousness at all… even as the band is clearly ebullient in the moments when exultation feels like a natural response to this revitalization.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of exultation
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