Rapture (noun)

1. A feeling or state of intense pleasure, delight, or ecstasy.
2. In some religious contexts, it refers to the event in which God will take believers to heaven in order to be with him forever and escape the end times tribulation on earth.

Origin:

The word "rapture" comes from the latin word "rapere" meaning to seize or snatch, which is also the root of the word "raptor". it refers to a state of intense pleasure, delight, or ecstasy, often used in religious contexts to describe the feeling of being taken up to heaven.

Examples:

1. She felt a rapture of joy when she saw the sun setting over the ocean.
2. The concert-goers were in a state of rapture as they listened to the music.
3. Many religious groups believe in the rapture, a time when the faithful will be taken up to heaven.
4. The religious text describes the rapture as a time of great joy for the believers.
5. The feeling of falling in love can be described as a kind of rapture.