From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raptus
n 1: a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he
suffered an epileptic seizure" [syn: seizure, ictus,
raptus]
2: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion;
"listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles
Dickens [syn: ecstasy, rapture, transport,
exaltation, raptus]