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 husband. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The act of ravishing a woman; rape. [ 1913 Webster ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Ravishment \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 husband. --Blackstone.
[1913 Webster]
2. The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of
delight; ecstasy. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment
Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. The act of ravishing a woman; rape.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ravishment
n 1: a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and
enchantment [syn: {entrancement}, {ravishment}]
2: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse
against her will [syn: {rape}, {violation}, {assault},
{ravishment}]
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