Word Meanings - GRATITUDE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness. The debt immense of endless gratitude. Milton.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of GRATITUDE)
- Benediction
- Blessing
- commendation
- approval
- benison
- gratitude
- thankfulness
- thanksgiving
- Felicitation
- benediction
- endowment
- donation
- gift
- thanks
- benefit
- Thankfulness
- Gratitude
- gratefulness
Related words: (words related to GRATITUDE)
- THANKSGIVING
1. The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies. Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. 1 Tim. iv. 4. In the thanksgiving before meat. Shak. And taught by thee - BLESSING
A gift. Gen. xxxiii. 11. 5. Grateful praise or worship. (more info) 1. The act of one who blesses. 2. A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces. - BENEFIT SOCIETY
A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as among tradesmen or in labor unions, to provide for relief in sickness, old age, and for the expenses of burial. Usually called friendly society in Great Britain. - GRATITUDE
The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness. The debt immense of endless gratitude. Milton. - ENDOWMENT
1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support. 2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, - THANKSGIVER
One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness. Barrow. - THANKSGIVE
To give or dedicate in token of thanks. Mede. - COMMENDATION
A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king Shak. (more info) 1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. Need we . . . epistles of - BENEDICTIONAL
A book of benedictions. - BLESSEDLY
Happily; fortunately; joyfully. We shall blessedly meet again never to depart. Sir P. Sidney. - BENEFITER
One who confers a benefit; -- also, one who receives a benefit. - APPROVAL
Approbation; sanction. A censor . . . without whose approval nTemple. Syn. -- See Approbation. - FELICITATION
The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation. - BENISON
Blessing; beatitude; benediction. Shak. More precious than the benison of friends. Talfourd. (more info) L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene + - BLESSED
Beatified. 6. Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively. Not a blessed man came to set her free. R. D. Blackmore. (more info) 1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration; heavenly; holy. O, run; prevent them with thy humble - DONATION
The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift. Bouvier. Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as - BENEDICTION
The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction. (more info) 1. The act of blessing. 2. A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation - BLESSER
One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing. - BENEDICTIONARY
A collected series of benedictions. The benedictionary of Bishop Athelwold. G. Gurton's Needle. - BLESSED THISTLE
See THISTLE - CURBLESS
Having no curb or restraint. - DISAPPROVAL
Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse judgment. - CONSTABLESS
The wife of a constable. - RIBLESS
Having no ribs. - CONDONATION
Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated. Bouvier. Wharton. (more info) 1. The act - LIMBLESS
Destitute of limbs. - THUMBLESS
Without a thumb. Darwin. - CUBLESS
Having no cubs. Byron. - SHRUBLESS
having no shrubs. Byron. - HERBLESS
Destitute of herbs or of vegetation. J. Warton.