Raptus Definition

raptus
noun
  1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
  2. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens

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