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