rap·ture 
/ˈræptʃɚ/ noun
plural rap·tures /ˈræptʃɚ/ noun literary + formal : a state or feeling of great happiness, pleasure, or love [noncount] ▪ We listened with rapture as the orchestra played. ▪ a smile of rapture ▪ He listened to the wind in the trees, his eyes closed in rapture. [count] — usually plural ▪ This dessert will send people who like chocolate into raptures. [=this dessert will be loved by people who like chocolate] ▪ Critics went into raptures over her performance.
