Thanksgiving

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  • noun. An act of giving thanks; an expression of gratitude, especially to God.
  • noun. Thanksgiving Day.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of rendering thanks or of expressing gratitude for favors, benefits, or mercies; an acknowledgment of benefits received: used in the Old Testament for acknowledgment by the act of offering.
  • noun. A public celebration of divine goodness; specifically [capitalized], in the United States, Thanksgiving day (see the phrase below).
  • noun. A form of words expressive of thanks to God; a grace.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies.
  • noun. A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness; also, a day set apart for religious services, specially to acknowledge the goodness of God, either in any remarkable deliverance from calamities or danger, or in the ordinary dispensation of his bounties.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. an expression of gratitude.
  • noun. a short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction.
  • noun. A public celebration in acknowledgement of divine favour.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
  • noun. a short prayer of thanks before a meal
    • Word Usage
    "I think the difference in perception of day of prayer vs thanksgiving is the result of the titles of the proclamations, disregarding the contents."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    feast day  fete day  legal holiday  national holiday  orison  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    forgiving  giving  living  misgiving  outliving  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    adoration  approbation  atonement  benediction  congratulation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Angelus  Ave  Ave Maria  Hail Mary  Kyrie Eleison  
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