Bower of Bliss
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
In Spenser's Faerie Queene (Bk. II) the beautiful enchanted home of Acrasia.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Bower of Bliss” mean?
In Spenser's Faerie Queene (Bk. II) the beautiful enchanted home of Acrasia.
Is “Bower of Bliss” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.