thanksgiving

感謝

特に神に対して、ありがたいと思う気持ちを示すこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of showing that you are grateful, especially to God.

• They gathered in thanksgiving.
• She offered a prayer of thanksgiving for her recovery.
• The service included songs of praise and thanksgiving.

使い方： thanksgiving for something (They offered prayers of thanksgiving for their safe return.)

類義語： gratitude, thanks

よく使う表現： prayer of thanksgiving, give thanksgiving, in thanksgiving

感謝祭、感謝の式典

起きたよいことについて神に感謝するため、人々が集まって行う祝い。

やさしい英語で： A public celebration held to thank God for good things that have happened.

• The village held a public thanksgiving.
• A thanksgiving for the harvest brought everyone together.
• Church bells rang during the national thanksgiving for peace.

使い方： thanksgiving for something (The town held a thanksgiving for the end of the war.)

よく使う表現： public thanksgiving, national thanksgiving, day of thanksgiving

食前の祈り、食後の祈り

食事の前や後に、神に感謝する短い祈り。

やさしい英語で： A short prayer thanking God before or after a meal.

• Father said thanksgiving before dinner.
• The family paused for thanksgiving before eating.
• She taught the children a short thanksgiving to say at meals.

類義語： grace, blessing

よく使う表現： say thanksgiving, meal thanksgiving