follow one's bliss

verb

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

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Meanings

verbfollow one's bliss (third-person singular simple present follows one's bliss, present participle following one's bliss, simple past and past participle followed one's bliss)

present singular third person follows one's bliss · participle present following one's bliss · participle past followed one's bliss · past followed one's bliss

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

Origin

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

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APA

follow one's bliss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follow%20one's%20bliss

MLA

“follow one's bliss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follow%20one's%20bliss. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “follow one's bliss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follow%20one's%20bliss.

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