Relaxing on the porch of our private villa was sheer bliss.
the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death
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But fear and terror coexist here with the flickering moments of bliss.—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 After the Runaway Bride-style finale of Spider-Man 2, Peter and Mary Jane now seem settled in their domestic bliss.—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 In the 1980s bliss of suburban Michigan (portrayed with welcome specificity for a show not set in New York, L.A., or Chicago), a the high school quarterback has disappeared (a girl too, but no one seems worried — but that’s already tempting spoilers), a bloody pentagram left in his wake.—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024 The earworm of cosmic bliss and new beginnings is also the name behind her sophomore headlining tour, Casa Gomez: Otro Capítulo, which kicked off Oct. 11 at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom.—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bliss
Word History
Etymology
Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss; akin to Old English blīthe blithe
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of bliss was
before the 12th century
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