to be rapt in contemplation

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• enrapt — ə̇nˈrapt, en adjective Etymology: en (I) + rapt : absorbed in or as if in ecstatic contemplation : enraptured fools listen to him, silent, enrapt, sighing when he is done Alan Paton …   Useful english dictionary

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