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follow one's bliss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
fol-low one's b-liss
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use the awareness of what causes one to experience rapture as a guide for determining what constitutes authentic and proper living.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Coined (as follow your bliss) by American mythologist Joseph John Campbell (1904–1987).

Usage

Inflected Forms

follows one's bliss (present, singular) following one's bliss (participle, present) followed one's bliss (participle, past) followed one's bliss (past)

Questions

What does follow one's bliss mean?
To use the awareness of what causes one to experience rapture as a guide for determining what constitutes authentic and proper living.
Where does follow one's bliss come from?
Coined (as follow your bliss) by American mythologist Joseph John Campbell (1904–1987).

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