ravishment
English
Etymology
ravish + -ment
Noun
ravishment (countable and uncountable, plural ravishments)
- ecstasy
- 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, OCLC 3174108:
- 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.
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- seizure by force
- (dated or BDSM) rape