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bliss – bless
[slightly different vowel sound]
“Bliss” means ‘great joy; complete happiness’,
- (a baby’s bliss)
e.g.
What bliss to be away from all the noise and heat!
Her idea of bliss is to spend a lot of money buying worthless things.
“Bless” means ‘to ask for God’s favour; to make (something) holy or sacred’,
- (a priest’s first blessings)
e.g.
The priest blessed the water before giving it to the congregation to drink.
May God bless you!
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