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bliss
[blis] 
–noun
—Idiom| 1. | supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment: wedded bliss. |
| 2. | Theology. the joy of heaven. |
| 3. | heaven; paradise: the road to eternal bliss. |
| 4. | Archaic. a cause of great joy or happiness. |
| 5. | Slang. bliss out,
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Related forms:
blissless, adjective
Antonyms:
1. misery.
1. misery.
Bliss
[blis] –noun
| 1. | Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond), 1891–1975, English composer. |
| 2. | Tas⋅ker [tas-ker] Howard, 1853–1930, U.S. general. |
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| bliss (blĭs) n.
bliss out Slang To go into a state of ecstasy. [Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, from blīths, from blīthe, joyful; see blithe.] bliss'ful adj., bliss'ful·ly adv., bliss'ful·ness n. |
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Bliss
Bliss\ (bl[i^]s), n.; pl. Blisses (bl[i^]s"[e^]z). [OE. blis, blisse, AS. blis, bl[=i][eth]s, fr. bl[=i][eth]e blithe. See Blithe.] Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy. An then at last our bliss Full and perfect is. --Milton. Syn: Blessedness; felicity; beatitude; happiness; joy; enjoyment. See Happiness.
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Language Translation for : Bliss
Spanish:
dicha, felicidad, júbilo,
German:
die Glückseligkeit,
Japanese:
無上の幸せ
bliss
O.E. bliðs, from P.Gmc. *blithsjo, from *blithiz "gentle, kind" + -tjo noun suffix. Associated with blithe (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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