arrebatamento

Portuguese

Etymology

From arrebatar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.ba.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.he.ba.taˈmẽ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.ba.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.he.ba.taˈmẽ.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.ba.taˈmẽ.tu/ [a.χe.ba.taˈmẽ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁe.ba.taˈmẽ.to/ [a.he.ba.taˈmẽ.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁɨ.bɐ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/ [ɐ.ʁɨ.βɐ.tɐˈmẽ.tu]

• Hyphenation: ar‧re‧ba‧ta‧men‧to

Noun

arrebatamento m (plural arrebatamentos)

1. rapture (act or effect of snatching, taking or tearing away in a sudden or violent way)
2. (Christianity) rapture (gathering up of believers in end times)
3. (figuratively) precipitation

   Synonym: precipitação

4. (figuratively) sudden anger
5. (figuratively) ecstasy; exaltation

   Synonyms: êxtase, exaltação

6. (figuratively) enthusiasm

   Synonym: entusiasmo

Further reading

• “arrebatamento”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “arrebatamento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025