Mary was ravished with delight by the dozen roses.
•My parents were ravished with delight when I graduated from college.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Ravished — Ravish Rav ish (r[a^]v [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See {Rapacious}, {Rapid}, and { ish}.] 1. To seize and carry away… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… … Universalium
rav´ish|ment — rav|ish «RAV ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to fill with delight: »The prince was ravished by Cinderella s beauty. SYNONYM(S): enrapture, entrance, enchant, transport. 2. to carry off by force: »The wolf ravished the lamb from the flock. 3. = rape.… … Useful english dictionary
rav´ish|er — rav|ish «RAV ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to fill with delight: »The prince was ravished by Cinderella s beauty. SYNONYM(S): enrapture, entrance, enchant, transport. 2. to carry off by force: »The wolf ravished the lamb from the flock. 3. = rape.… … Useful english dictionary
rav|ish — «RAV ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to fill with delight: »The prince was ravished by Cinderella s beauty. SYNONYM(S): enrapture, entrance, enchant, transport. 2. to carry off by force: »The wolf ravished the lamb from the flock. 3. = rape. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
St. Francis of Assisi — St. Francis of Assisi † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Francis of Assisi Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181 or 1182 the exact year is uncertain; died there, 3 October, 1226. His father, Pietro… … Catholic encyclopedia
Entrance — En*trance , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entranced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entrancing}.] [Pref. en + trance.] 1. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects. [1913 Webster] Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from field and to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entranced — Entrance En*trance , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entranced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entrancing}.] [Pref. en + trance.] 1. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects. [1913 Webster] Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entrancing — Entrance En*trance , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entranced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entrancing}.] [Pref. en + trance.] 1. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects. [1913 Webster] Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ravish — Rav ish (r[a^]v [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See {Rapacious}, {Rapid}, and { ish}.] 1. To seize and carry away by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ravishing — Ravish Rav ish (r[a^]v [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See {Rapacious}, {Rapid}, and { ish}.] 1. To seize and carry away… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
