Thanksgiving is the giving of thanks to God, especially in a religious ceremony.
The Prince's unexpected recovery was celebrated with a thanksgiving service in StPaul's.
...prayers of thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving
Word forms: plural Thanksgivings
variable noun
In the United States, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a public holiday on the fourth Thursday in November. It was originally a day when people celebrated the end of the harvest and thanked God for it.
No matter where his business took him, he always managed to be home for Thanksgiving.
It's going to be the most magnificent Thanksgiving dinner we ever had.
thanksgiving in British English
(ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ, US English θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of giving thanks
2.
a.
an expression of thanks to God
b.
a public act of religious observance or a celebration in acknowledgment of divine favours
thanksgiving in American English
(ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ)
noun
1.
a.
the act of giving thanks
b.
an expression of this; esp., a formal, often public, expression of thanks to God in the form of a prayer, etc.
2. US; [T-]
a.
an annual U.S. holiday observed on the fourth Thursday of November as a day of giving thanks and feasting: it commemorates the Pilgrims' celebration of the good harvest of 1621
b.
a similar Canadian holiday on the second Monday of October
in full Thanksgiving Day
Examples of 'thanksgiving' in a sentence
thanksgiving
A restrained yet potent service of thanksgiving.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He oiled his effort with a deep joy and thanksgiving.
Christianity Today (2000)
There would be a big party for her and a big thanksgiving service.
Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995)
The throng at her thanksgiving service in Ely Cathedral spoke volumes about her influence and the love that she inspired.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She also has the commemoration of VE Day with another service of thanksgiving.
The Sun (2015)
But they and my daughter have reached adulthood in one piece, and for that I say a prayer of thanksgiving.