ALL meanings of thanksgiving
thanks·giv·ing
T t - noun thanksgiving a day set apart for giving thanks to God. 1
- noun thanksgiving (initial capital letter) Thanksgiving Day. 1
- noun thanksgiving the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God. 1
- noun thanksgiving an expression of thanks, especially to God. 1
- noun thanksgiving a public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor or kindness. 1
- variable noun thanksgiving 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. 0
- uncountable noun thanksgiving Thanksgiving is the giving of thanks to God, especially in a religious ceremony. 0
- noun thanksgiving the act of giving thanks 0
- noun thanksgiving an expression of thanks to God 0
- noun thanksgiving a public act of religious observance or a celebration in acknowledgment of divine favours 0
- noun thanksgiving an expression of this; esp., a formal, often public, expression of thanks to God in the form of a prayer, etc. 0
- noun thanksgiving 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 0
- noun thanksgiving a similar Canadian holiday on the second Monday of October 0