bliss

(blĭs)

1. Extreme happiness; ecstasy.

2. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy.

Phrasal Verb:

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

(blɪs)

1. perfect happiness; serene joy

2. (Theology) the ecstatic joy of heaven

[Old English blīths; related to blīthe blithe, Old Saxon blīdsea bliss]

ˈblissless adj

Bliss

(blɪs)

(Biography) Sir Arthur. 1891–1975, British composer; Master of the Queen's Musick (1953–75). His works include the Colour Symphony (1922), film and ballet music, and a cello concerto (1970)

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bliss

(blɪs)

n.

1. supreme happiness.

2. heaven; paradise.

v.t., v.i.

3. bliss out, Informal. to experience or fill with bliss.

[before 1000; Middle English blisse, Old English bliss, blīths=blīthe blithe + -s suffix]

bliss′less, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

bliss - a state of extreme happiness

blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air

ecstasy, rapture - a state of elated bliss

elation - an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

bliss

noun

1. joy, ecstasy, euphoria, rapture, nirvana, felicity, gladness, blissfulness, delight, pleasure, heaven, satisfaction, happiness, paradise It was a scene of such domestic bliss.
joy distress, grief, misery, sadness, sorrow, woe, anguish, unhappiness, heartbreak, affliction, wretchedness

2. beatitude, ecstasy, exaltation, blessedness, felicity, holy joy the bliss beyond the now

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bliss

noun

A condition of supreme well-being and good spirits:

beatitude, blessedness, cheer, cheerfulness, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness.

Translations

نَعِيم

blaženostdokonalé štěstí

lykkelyksalighed

Freude Glückseligkeit Wonne

ευδαιμονία

dicha

autuusonni

béatitude félicité

blaženstvosreća

alsæla

beatitudine

至福

더없는 기쁨

laimingailaimingas

svētlaime

blaženost

lycksalighet

ความสุขอันสุดยอด

bahtiyarlıkbüyük mutlulukmutluluk

niềm hạnh phúc

极大的幸福福佑

bliss

[blɪs] N

1. (Rel) (= happy state) → dicha f
ignorance is bliss → ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

2. (fig) → éxtasis m, arrobamiento m
the concert was bliss! → ¡el concierto fue una gloria!
what bliss! → ¡qué gustazo!
isn't he bliss? → ¡qué encanto de hombre!

bliss out VT + ADV (esp US) to be blissed out → flipar de gusto, estar en la gloria

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bliss

[ˈblɪs] n → félicité f, bonheur m absolu
it was bliss! → c'était merveilleux!

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bliss

n → Glück nt; (Rel) → (Glück)seligkeit f; a feeling of bliss → ein Gefühl nt → der Wonne; this is bliss! → das ist herrlich or eine Wohltat!; sun, sea, sand, ah sheer bliss → Sonne, Meer und Strand, einfach paradiesisch; ah bliss, she sighed → herrlich, seufzte sie; ignorance is bliss (prov) → Unwissenheit ist ein Geschenk des Himmels ? domestic ADJ a

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bliss

[blɪs] n (Rel) → beatitudine f; (happy state) → (immensa) felicità
ignorance is bliss (Proverb) → beata ignoranza
it's bliss! (fam) → è meraviglioso!

bliss

(blis) noun

very great happiness. the bliss of a young married couple.

ˈblissful adjective

ˈblissfully adverb

bliss

→ نَعِيم blaženost lykke Wonne ευδαιμονία dicha autuus félicité sreća beatitudine 至福 더없는 기쁨 gelukzaligheid lykke błogość felicidade блаженство lycksalighet ความสุขอันสุดยอด mutluluk niềm hạnh phúc 福佑

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All I know is that just to sit by her will be bliss, just to touch her bliss, just to hear her speak bliss beyond all mortal telling."

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With amazement did his eagle and serpent gaze upon him: for a coming bliss overspread his countenance like the rosy dawn.

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York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs.

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- Last Christmas I was a bride, with a heart overflowing with present bliss, and full of ardent hopes for the future, though not unmingled with foreboding fears.

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How many scenes of what departed bliss! How many thoughts of what entombed hopes!

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SOME Holy Missionaries in China having been deprived of life by the Bigoted Heathens, the Christian Press made a note of it, and was greatly pained to point out the contrast between the Bigoted Heathens and the law-abiding countrymen of the Holy Missionaries who had wickedly been sent to eternal bliss.

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High times, indeed, if unprincipled young rakes like him are to be permitted to invade the sanctity of domestic bliss; though do what the Bashaw will, he cannot keep the most notorious Lothario out of his bed; for, alas!

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Only put yourself beyond hazard as to the real basis of matrimonial bliss, and it is scarcely to be imagined what miracles, in the way of recognizing smaller incongruities, connubial love will effect.

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He had partaken of the homely abundance of their tables, had quaffed the far-famed Shaker cider, and had joined in the sacred dance, every step of which is believed to alienate the enthusiast from earth, and bear him onward to heavenly purity and bliss. His brethren of the north had now courteously invited him to be present on an occasion, when the concurrence of every eminent member of their community was peculiarly desirable.

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It was a bliss to which every sort of earthly experience--all that he had enjoyed, or suffered or seen, or heard, or acted, with the broodings of his soul upon the whole--had contributed somewhat.

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The souls did from their bodies fly,-- They fled to bliss or woe!

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Back from pursuit thy Powers with loud acclaime Thee only extold, Son of thy Fathers might, To execute fierce vengeance on his foes, Not so on Man; him through their malice fall'n, Father of Mercie and Grace, thou didst not doome So strictly, but much more to pitie encline: No sooner did thy dear and onely Son Perceive thee purpos'd not to doom frail Man So strictly, but much more to pitie enclin'd, He to appease thy wrauth, and end the strife Of Mercy and Justice in thy face discern'd, Regardless of the Bliss wherein hee sat Second to thee, offerd himself to die For mans offence.

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