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Definition of Ravishment

1. Noun. A feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment.

2. Noun. The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will.

Definition of Ravishment

1. n. 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.

Definition of Ravishment

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Medical Definition of Ravishment

1. 1. The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, or a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her husband. 2. The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy. "In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze." (Milton) 3. The act of ravishing a woman; rape. Origin: F. Ravissement. See Ravish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ravishment

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ravishers ravishes ravishing ravishingly ravishment (current term) ravishment (current term) ravishments Ravius Ravius' process Ravi Shankar

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