(n)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, Syn.Thanksgiving Day

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Thanksgive

v. t. To give or dedicate in token of thanks. [ Obs. or R. ] Mede. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thanksgiver

n. One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thanksgiving

n. 1. The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. 1 Tim. iv. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the thanksgiving before meat. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

And taught by thee the Church prolongs
Her hymns of high thanksgiving still. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the United States it is now customary for the President by proclamation to appoint annually a day (usually the last Thursday in November) of thanksgiving and praise to God for the mercies of the past year. This is an extension of the custom long prevailing in several States in which an annual Thanksgiving day has been appointed by proclamation of the governor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

感恩

[感恩, gǎn ēn, ㄍㄢˇ ㄣ]thanksgiving#4422[Add to Longdo]

感恩节

[感恩节 / 感恩節, Gǎn ēn jié, ㄍㄢˇ ㄣㄐㄧㄝˊ]Thanksgiving Day#9357[Add to Longdo]

多亏

[多亏 / 多虧, duō kuī, ㄉㄨㄛㄎㄨㄟ]thanks to; luckily#19860[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

dank { prp; +Dativ; +Genitiv } | dank deiner Hilfe

thanks to | thanks to your help[Add to Longdo]

Vielen Dank für Ihren Anruf!

Thanks for calling![Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

感謝

[かんしゃ, kansha](adj-na, n, vs) thanks; gratitude; (P)#2598[Add to Longdo]

どうも

[doumo](int) (1) (abbr) (See どうも有難う) thanks; (adv) (2) much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret); (3) quite; really; (4) somehow; (5) (in positive sense, esp. どうも〜しまう) (See どうしても) in spite of oneself; no matter how hard one may try (one is unable to) (with negative verb); no matter how hard one may try not to (one ends up doing) (with positive verb, esp. -shimau); (int) (6) greetings; hello; goodbye; (P)#4235[Add to Longdo]

お疲れ様(P);お疲れさま(P);御疲れ様

[おつかれさま, otsukaresama](exp) (1) thank you; many thanks; much appreciated; (2) that's enough for today; (P)#12187[Add to Longdo]

サンクス

[sankusu](n) thanks#17946[Add to Longdo]

お蔭;御蔭;お陰;御陰

[おかげ, okage](n) (your) backing; assistance; thanks or owing to[Add to Longdo]

お陰で;御陰で

[おかげで, okagede](exp) (uk) thanks to ... (can be used for non-people causes); owing to ....[Add to Longdo]

お世話さま;御世話様

[おせわさま, osewasama](exp) thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one[Add to Longdo]

お礼参り;御礼参り

[おれいまいり, oreimairi](n) (1) visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; (2) settling scores[Add to Longdo]

このおかげで

[konookagede](exp) because of this; thanks to this; due to this[Add to Longdo]

サンクスギビングデー

[sankusugibingude-](n) Thanksgiving Day; (P)[Add to Longdo]

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