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ravishment en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree English ravish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English ravishment From ravish + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
2. (countable, uncountable) seizure by force
3. (countable, dated, uncountable) rape

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