ravishment

From ravish +‎ -ment.

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ravishment (countable and uncountable, plural ravishments)

1. ecstasy
   • 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:

     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.

2. seizure by force
3. (dated or BDSM) rape