OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27318

thanksgiving

/ˌθæŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acción de gracias
The expression of gratitude.
People gathered, she said, "not simply in an attitude of mourning, grievous as those events were, but rather in the spirit of thanksgiving that George and Harvey were among us, tha…
The waters grew suddenly lighter, and my spirits rose accordingly. I shouted down to those below that I saw daylight ahead, and a great shout of thanksgiving reverberated through t…
acción de gracias
A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction.
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