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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Warm-weather music — everything from avant-garde jazz to operatic bliss — sounds better in public parks and town greens, in cozy art spaces, concert halls and theaters.
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Or put a pillow under your pelvis and rub your way to clitoral bliss.
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But stick around for four hours of unadulterated bliss.
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Origin and Etymology of bliss
Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss; akin to Old English blīthe blithe
First Known Use: before 12th century
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