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Dictionary: bliss   (blĭs) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. Extreme happiness; ecstasy.
  2. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy.
phrasal verb:

bliss out Slang.

  1. To go into a state of ecstasy.

[Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, from blīths, from blīthe, joyful. See blithe.]

blissful bliss'ful adj.
blissfully bliss'ful·ly adv.
blissfulness bliss'ful·ness n.
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noun

    A condition of supreme well-being and good spirits: beatitude, blessedness, cheer, cheerfulness, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness. See happy/unhappy.

 
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Definition: ecstasy
Antonyms: grief, misery, sorrow, unhappiness, upset


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To be in a state of great happiness or joy.

pronunciation . . . Man learns both by suffering and bliss. — James Allen

 
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Contents

Bliss can be a state of profound spiritual satisfaction, happiness or joy, often associated with religious ideas of the afterlife.

The word bliss can also refer to the following:

People

Music

Comics

Film

Television

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Computer science

Geography

United States
Lebanon

Companies

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Translations: Bliss
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lyksalighed, salighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelukzaligheid, verrukking

Français (French)
n. - (gén) félicité, (Relig) béatitude, bonheur suprême ou absolu, (fig) merveille

idioms:

  • blissed out    (US) être au septième ciel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Glückseligkeit

idioms:

  • blissed out    Euphorie erleben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μακαριότητα, ευτυχία

Italiano (Italian)
beatitudine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - felicidade (f), êxtase (m)

Русский (Russian)
блаженство

Español (Spanish)
n. - beatitud, felicidad, dicha

idioms:

  • blissed out    euforizado, dichoso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lycksalighet, sällhet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
福佑, 天赐的福

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 福佑, 天賜的福

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 더 없는 행복, 천국의 기쁨, 천국

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無上の喜び, 至福, 天国

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سعادة, نشوة, هناء, بهجه, نعيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שמחה, אושר‬


 
 
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