bliss
UK: blɪs | US: blɪs
n. perfect happiness; great joy
n. a state of spiritual blessedness (often in religious contexts)
The word "bliss" traces back to Old English blīþs (joy, kindness), derived from Proto-Germanic blīþis (gentleness, favor). The root blīþ- originally meant "gentle, kind, cheerful," evolving into Middle English blisse with a stronger connotation of divine or ecstatic happiness. Over time, it shed its archaic Germanic associations and narrowed to its modern sense of supreme joy, often idealized or transcendent.
The newlyweds were in a state of pure bliss during their honeymoon.
Meditation helps her achieve moments of inner bliss.
The garden was a place of quiet bliss, away from the city’s chaos.
He described the feeling as bliss, unlike anything he’d experienced before.
In poetry, nature is often a symbol of eternal bliss.