Raptus is the Latin for "seized", from rapere "to seize". In Roman law the term covered many crimes of property, and women were considered property.
It may refer to:
any literal seizure
confiscation
robbery
kidnapping
raptio, i.e. the abduction of women, also known as Frauenraub; these are the "rapes of Zeus".
the term for bride kidnapping in Catholic canon law; specifically, it is an impediment to marriage
medical
seizure
epileptic seizure
stroke
convulsion
focal seizure
out-of-body experience
in religion, spirituality and subjective experience
rapture, a Christian belief about the End Times and the transport of redeemed souls.
status raptus, religious ecstasy.
being "carried away" or "transported", being in good spirits, see Ecstasy (emotion).
