Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Thanner, Ignaz a Roman Catholic divine, was born Feb. 9, 1770, at Neumarkt, in Bavaria. In 1802 he was appointed professor of catechetics at Salzburg; in 1805 professor of philosophy at Landshut; in 1808 he was called to Innspruck, and in 1810 to Salzburg again, where he died, May 28, 1856. At first he belonged … Continue reading “Thanner, Ignaz”

Thanksgiving Service There are various modes under the Old Test. of offering thanksgiving. Sometimes it was public, sometimes in the family. It was frequently accompanied by sacrifices (2Ch 29:31) and peace-offerings, or offerings of pure devotion, arising from the sentiments of gratitude in the offerer’s own mind (Lev 7:12; Lev 7:15; Psa 107:23; Psa 116:7). … Continue reading “Thanksgiving Service”

Thanksgiving Day A civil holiday observed annually in the United States of America on the last Thursday in November. The president issues a proclamation, calling on the citizens, all Federal officials, and others subject to Federal authority to observe the day as one of national thanksgiving and prayer. The governors of states concur in the … Continue reading “Thanksgiving-day”

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. (Cf. the Latin gratiarum actio and the Italian grazie, “thanks”.) Although the expression of gratitude to God for His bounty when He has supplied the wherewithal to … Continue reading “Thanksgiving before and after Meals”

Thanksgiving The true ideal of human life, as interpreted in the NT, is to make it a great service of thanksgiving. The thanksgivings of our Lord, culminating in His institution of the Eucharist, which was typified in His thanksgiving prayers at the feeding of the crowds, prepared the Church for this thought, linking worship with … Continue reading “Thanksgiving”

Thanks Be to God A liturgical formula, found in 1 Corinthians 15, and 2 Corinthians 2; used three times in the Mass and frequently in the Breviary and in Catholic prayers. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

THANKLESSNESS Isa 43:24; Luk 17:18; 2Ti 3:2 –SEE Ingratitude, INGRATITUDE Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

THANKFULNESS See GRATITUDE, and the next article. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Thankfulness Jesus set an example of Mat 11:25; Mat 26:27; Joh 11:41 The heavenly host engage in Rev 4:9; Rev 7:11-12; Rev 11:16-17 Commanded Psa 50:14 Should be offered: – To God Psa 50:14 – To Christ 1Ti 1:12 – Through Christ Rom 1:8; Col … Continue reading “Thankfulness”

Thank, Thanks, Thanksgiving thank, thanks, thanks-giving, thanksgiv-ing: Both the verb and the nouns appear almost uniformly for , yadhah, and , eucharisteo, and their cognates. Eucharisteo is the usual Greek verb for to thank, but yadhah takes on this force only through its context and is rather a synonym for raise or bless (which see) … Continue reading “Thank, Thanks, Thanksgiving”

Thank, Thanks (Noun and Verb), Thankful, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Thankworthy for the meanings of which see GRACE, No. 1, is rendered “thank” in Luk 6:32-34; in Luk 17:9, “doth he thank” is lit., “hath he thanks to;” it is rendered “thanks (be to God)” in Rom 6:17, RV (AV, “God be thanked”); “thanks” in 1Co 15:57; … Continue reading “Thank, Thanks (Noun and Verb), Thankful, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Thankworthy”