RAV'ISHMENT, noun 1. The act of forcing a woman to carnal connection; forcible violation of chastity. 2. Rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy; pleasing violence of the mind or senses. All things joy with ravishment attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. 3. The act of carrying away; abduction; as the ravishment of children from their parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her husband.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI