Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who habitually manifests rapture; an enthusiast.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete An enthusiast.
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- noun obsolete An
enthusiast .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He is what Dr. Johnson calls a rapturist, and I saw plainly he meant to pour forth much civility into my ears.
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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He is what Dr. Johnson calls a rapturist, and I saw plainly he meant to pour forth much civility into my ears.
Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 James Boswell 1767
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The media and CNN questioned Obama’s religious affiliations, but is ignoring that we now call a rapturist who bases her policy views on the end of time premise as somehow “too perfect.”
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Your guy could be the same, or he could be a lunatic rapturist.
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This is all we need a heartbeat away from a heart-patient president, a creationist, rapturist, laying on of the hands "president in waiting" who if she doesn't know what a vp does, God only knows what she thinks a president does.
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Which is why you cannot just have a bunch of southern rapturist on your side when you are talking about war.
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It feels like the rapturist Christians have the same predatory eye upon Israel and its increased participation in conflict.
Casting Blame , Finding Solutions to The Middle East Conflagration 2006
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It feels like the rapturist Christians have the same predatory eye upon Israel and its increased participation in conflict.
Printing: Casting Blame , Finding Solutions to The Middle East Conflagration 2006
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It feels like the rapturist Christians have the same predatory eye upon Israel and its increased participation in conflict.
Casting Blame , Finding Solutions to The Middle East Conflagration 2006
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