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• Thanksgiving after Communion — is a spiritual practice among Christians who believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist they receive during Holy Communion, maintaining themselves in prayer for some time to thank God for what they believe to be the great gift… …   Wikipedia

• Thanksgiving Day — • The custom originated in 1621, when Governor Bradford of the Plymouth colony appointed a day for public praise and prayer after the first harvest Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Thanksgiving Day     Thanksgiving Day …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Thanksgiving — UK [ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ] / US or Thanksgiving Day UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Thanksgiving : singular Thanksgiving plural Thanksgivings Word forms Thanksgiving Day : singular Thanksgiving Day plural Thanksgiving Days a) in the US,… …   English dictionary

• Thanksgiving Day — Thanksgiving UK [ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ] / US or Thanksgiving Day UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Thanksgiving : singular Thanksgiving plural Thanksgivings Word forms Thanksgiving Day : singular Thanksgiving Day plural Thanksgiving Days a)… …   English dictionary

• Thanksgiving (disambiguation) — Thanksgiving may refer to:*Thanksgiving (United States), the holiday on the fourth Thursday in November. *Thanksgiving (Canada), the holiday on the second Monday in October. *Thanksgiving (band) * Thanksgiving , an episode of the TV series That… …   Wikipedia

• THANKSGIVING PSALMS — THANKSGIVING PSALMS, common designation for one of the dead sea scrolls . It was bought in Jerusalem in 1947 by eleazar lipa sukenik who, from the contents, designated the scroll Hodayot (Heb. הוֹדָיוֹת). Scientifically its registration is 1QH… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Thanksgiving — Thanks giv ing, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Thanksgiving (Héroes) — Thanksgiving Episodio de Héroes Episodio nº 10 Temporada 4 Escrito por Adam Armus Kay Foster Dirigido por Seith Mann …   Wikipedia Español

• thanksgiving — 1530s, the giving of thanks, from THANKS (Cf. thanks) (n.) + prp. of GIVE (Cf. give) (v.). In the specific sense of public celebration acknowledging divine favors thanksgiving dates from 1630s (the first one in America was held October 1621 by… …   Etymology dictionary

• Thanksgiving-day — (engl., spr. thänksgiwwing dē, »Danksagungstag«), der Nationalfeiertag in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, durch Gottesdienst in allen Kirchen gesetzlich gefeiert. Das Datum wird alljährlich vom Präsidenten besonders festgesetzt… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Thanksgiving before and after Meals — • The word grace, which, as applied to prayer over food, always in pre Elizabethan English took the plural form graces, means nothing but thanksgiving Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia