Definition of bliss
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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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Consult the picture menu lining one wall or peer into the cazuelas lining the other and follow your bliss—there are no bad decisions here.
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The Dickinsons, who were officially un-hitched in January after 28 years of wedded bliss, got $5 million for their breathtaking place at 29 Tahiti Beach Island Road, one of Coconut Grove’s highest profile properties.
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The Cowgirls didn’t win the next year, but that didn’t matter — the teammates had found their bliss.
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Update beneficiaries: Doing paperwork may not be your idea of marital bliss, but there's a lot of it right after you get married.
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Not that every moment at Camp Connect is familial bliss.
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Edwards, who will be honored during a special service at 10 a.m. Sunday, will also celebrate 67 years of wedded bliss with his wife, Missionary Maxine Bullard Edwards.
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Also this month: Maile Meloy’s Do Not Become Alarmed (Riverhead) tells the suspenseful story of two families vacationing together; their casual bliss is broken when their respective offspring vanish somewhere in Central America.
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Also this month: Maile Meloy’s Do Not Become Alarmed (Riverhead) tells the suspenseful story of two families vacationing together; their casual bliss is broken when their respective offspring vanish somewhere in Central America.
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Origin and Etymology of bliss
Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss; akin to Old English blīthe blithe
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