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arrebatamento

[a.rre.ba.ta.ˈmẽ.tu]
nounmasculinepl: arrebatamentos
rapture, ecstasy, abduction
1. A state of intense emotion or passion; ecstasy or rapture
She experienced a moment of arrebatamento when she saw the painting.
Ela experimentou um momento de arrebatamento ao ver a pintura.
2. The act of seizing or carrying away forcibly; abduction
The arrebatamento of the princess shocked the kingdom.
O arrebatamento da princesa chocou o reino.
3. A sudden impulse or outburst of passion or anger
In a fit of arrebatamento, he made hasty decisions.
Em um arrebatamento de paixão, ele tomou decisões precipitadas.
4. Religious: the mystical elevation of the soul; mystical transport
Saint Teresa wrote about her arrebatamento experiences.
Santa Teresa escreveu sobre suas experiências de arrebatamento.
Synonyms
êxtasetransporteraptoarroubamentoseqüestroimpulsopaixão
Antonyms
apatiaindiferençacalmatranquilidade

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
arrebatamento
Standard usage in literature and formal contexts
Portugal
arrebatamento
More commonly used in literary or religious contexts; less frequent in everyday speech

Related Idioms & Phrases

em arrebatamento de paixão (in a fit of passion)
num arrebatamento de ira (in a burst of anger)
levar em arrebatamento (to carry away, to rapture)
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