ravishment
1Ravishment — Rav ish*ment ( ment), n. [F. ravissement. See {Ravish}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her… …
2ravishment — index abduction, rape Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 ravishment …
3ravishment — noun see ravish …
4ravishment — /rav ish meuhnt/, n. 1. rapture or ecstasy. 2. violent removal. 3. the forcible abduction of a woman. 4. rape1 (def. 1). [1470 80; < MF ravissement, equiv. to raviss (see RAVISH) + ment MENT] * * * …
5ravishment — noun a) ecstasy b) seizure by force …
6ravishment — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abuse, banditry, beatification, beatitude, betrayal, bewitchment, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, brigandage, brigandism, cheer, cheerfulness, cloud nine, craze, criminal assault, debauchment, defilement,… …
7ravishment — rævɪʃmÉ™nt n. abduction, kidnapping; rape, forced sexual intercourse; enchantment, fascination; expansion of the physical …
8ravishment — n. 1. Rape, defloration, constupration, violation, defilement. 2. Rapture, ecstasy, transport, great delight, enravishment. 3. Abduction …
9ravishment — n 1. rapture, transport, ecstasy; felicity, bliss, joy, delight, exaltation, delectation; trance, paroxysm, orgasm. 2.(all usu. of persons) abduction, robbery, theft, capture, seizure, kidnapping; impressment, conscription. 3.(all usu. in… …
10ravishment — rav·ish·ment …
