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1. (n.) thanksgiving
the act of giving thanks.
2. thanksgiving
an expression of thanks, esp. to God.
3. thanksgiving
a public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor.
4. thanksgiving
(cap.)
Etymology: (1525–35)
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| Definition of 'Thanksgiving' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day
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
2. (noun) grace, blessing, thanksgiving
a short prayer of thanks before a meal
"their youngest son said grace"
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1. (noun) Thanksgiving
a holiday in the U.S. and Canada in which families celebrate with a big dinner
The whole family was together for/at Thanksgiving.
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| Definition of 'Thanksgiving' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Thanksgiving
the act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies
2. (noun) Thanksgiving
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
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| Definitions of 'Thanksgiving' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Thanksgiving
1. A mass said for the repose of the living.
2. Gratitude in the presence of the death of some one else.
3. The irony of fatality.
4. The instinctive and perpetual atavism of the Will-to-Live. (Thanksgiving-Day in the United States is a national holiday on which all the people who during the past year have survived earthquake, fire, housemaid's knee and death, overeat and thus thank God for His favoritism.)
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Sense: the act of giving thanks, especially to God, eg in a church service
a service of thanksgiving.
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 Afrikaans: dankdiens |
 Arabic: صَلاة شُكْر |
 Bulgarian: изразяване на благодарнос |
 Brazilian: ação de graças |
 Czech: díkůvzdání |
 German: die Danksagung |
 Danish: taksigelse; taksigelses- |
 Greek: θεία ευχαριστία |
 Spanish: acción de gracias |
 Estonian: tänu- |
 Farsi: شکرگذاری |
 Finnish: kiittäminen |
 French: action de grâce(s) |
 Hebrew: הוֹדָיָה |
 Hindi: धन्यवाद देना |
 Croatian: zahvaljivanje, molitva za |
 Hungarian: hálaadás |
 Indonesian: pesta syukur |
 Icelandic: þakkargjörð |
 Italian: (rendimento di grazie) |
 Japanese: 感謝の祈り |
 Korean: 감사의 표시, 감사의 축제 |
 Lithuanian: dėkojimas, padėka |
 Latvian: pateicība; pateicības die |
 Malay: kesyukuran |
 Dutch: dankbetuiging |
 Norwegian: takksigelse |
 Polish: dziękczynnie |
 Portuguese: acção de graças |
 Romanian: mulţumire |
 Russian: благодарственный молебен |
 Slovak: vďakyvzdanie |
 Slovenian: zahvaljevanje |
 Serbian: zahvalnost |
 Swedish: tacksägelse |
 Thai: การขอบคุณพระเจ้า |
 Turkish: şükran, Allah'a şükretme |
 Taiwanese: 感恩(祈禱) |
 Ukrainian: подячна молитва |
 Urdu: شکر گزاري |
 Vietnamese: sự tạ ơn |
 Chinese: 感恩（祈祷） |
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