bliss
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• noun
A state of complete, supreme happiness or serene joy.
"Sitting on the quiet porch watching the sunset over the mountains was pure bliss."
Spiritual joy or heavenly paradise; the state of blessedness enjoyed by souls in heaven.
"The ancient hymn describes the eternal bliss awaiting the faithful in the afterlife."
• verb
To reach a state of complete happiness and detachment from everyday worries (usually followed by 'out').
"After a stressful week at the office, she spent the afternoon blissing out to her favorite classical records."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'blīþs' (later 'bliss'), meaning 'joy, kindness, or merriment,' derived from the Proto-Germanic adjective '*blīþiz' ('gentle, kind, joyous'), which is also the root of the modern English word 'blithe'.