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Definition of Give thanks

1. Verb. Express gratitude or show appreciation to.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Thanks

Literary usage of Give thanks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Thanksgiving: Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose by Robert Haven Schauffler (1907)
"give thanks fer what? I don't see why; The rust got in an' spiled my rye, And hay wan't half a crop, and corn All wilted down and looked forlorn; ..."

2. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"I give thanks There's one that I once loved so much I am no more the same. I give thanks for that transforming touch. I tell you not his name. ..."

3. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"—LHJ A Song of Thanksgiving BY HELEN WHITNEY CLARK give thanks for the year, ere it closes, The fruitful and prosperous year; give thanks for the summer's ..."

4. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Translated Out of by Robert M. Hartley, American Bible Society, Wightman family (1875)
"13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name : the upright shall dwell in thy presence. PSALM CXLI. 1 David prayeth that his suit may be ..."

5. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"And concerning the broken bread :—We give thanks to thee, our Father, ... We give thanks to thee, holy Father, for thy holy name, which thou hast caused to ..."

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