Dictionary entry

Rapt (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Rapt, n. [From F. rapt abduction, rape, L. raptus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to transport; or fr. E. rapt, a. See Rapt, a., and Rapid.] 1. An ecstasy; a trance. Bp. Morton.

2. Rapidity. Sir T. Browne.