Associations to the word «Ravishment»

Wiktionary

RAVISHMENT, noun. Ecstasy
RAVISHMENT, noun. Seizure by force
RAVISHMENT, noun. Rape

Dictionary definition

RAVISHMENT, noun. A feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment.
RAVISHMENT, noun. The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats