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The term "rampant" showcases remarkable versatility across literary genres. In heraldic contexts, it serves as a precise technical descriptor, used to denote a lion or another creature in a rearing, aggressive posture, as seen in detailed armorial descriptions and blazonings [1][2][3][4][5]. Beyond emblematic usage, authors employ "rampant" to evoke a sense of unbridled enthusiasm, unchecked behavior, or wild passion. This is evident in narrative contexts where the word underscores both physical manifestations of desire and broader social or emotional chaos [6][7][8][9]. In this way, "rampant" seamlessly bridges the gap between formal symbolism in heraldry and vividly charged depictions in literature.
  1. (From "Decorative Heraldry.") Lion rampant tail nowed.
    — from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  2. —Lion rampant, tail elevated and turned over its head.
    — from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  3. On the seal of William Sterling , in 1292, two lions rampant support the shield in front of a tree.
    — from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  4. In official minds, however, the sole attitude for the supporters is the rampant, or as near an approach to it as the nature of the animal will allow.
    — from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  5. Outside British heraldry a lion is always supposed to be rampant unless otherwise specifically described.
    — from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  6. I had been expecting her, and thinking over the delights of our last fuck, so that I was rampant before her arrival.
    — from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous
  7. Then she shifted her position lower down, until just above my prick, which by this time was rampant with desire.
    — from The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel by Anonymous
  8. [346] Scientific optimism was no doubt rampant before Darwin.
    — from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
  9. Hence misconception is rampant, and it is necessary to clear the ground when approaching any economic subject.
    — from Argonauts of the Western Pacific by Bronislaw Malinowski

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