Dictionary

thank God en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈθɛ̃ŋk ˌɡɑd/ æ-raising
• /ˈθeɪ̯ŋk ˌɡɑd/ æ-raising
• /ˈθæŋk ˌɡɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈθæŋk ˌɡɑd/ without æ-raising

Etymology

Of present subjunctive mood; semantically equivalent to God be thanked.

Meanings

1. Used to express gratitude or relief, either literally (religiously) or figuratively (nonreligiously).
   • Near-synonyms: (synonymous in nonliteral usage) thank goodness, thank heavens; (similar intent) praise be, praise be to God, praise the Lord; (non-Abrahamic, including polytheistic, often facetiously/nonreligiously) thank gods, thank Goddess, thank goddesses; (irreverently, obscenely) thank fuck; (Judaism) baruch Hashem; (Islam) alhamdulillah
   • I always wondered what it takes / Fifteen stitches and a soft parody / To make my eyes be like deceit / Believe the sting proves heart to me / Now I know that you love me / Thank God that you love at all / Dislocated at the joint / Timing is everything in the bed / 'Cause you'll sleep for hours to keep away / Then sink the teeth and bat your eyes 1997, “Dai the Flu”, in Around the Fur, performed by Deftones:
   • There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God! 1943 December 14, Herbert L. Bregstein, “The Armored Force and the Camera”, in Popular Photography, volume 13, number 6, page 77:

Forms

Relateds

please God · Thanksgiving · thank you · by the Grace of God · thanksgiving · God willing

Synonyms

thank Goddess · thank heavens · thank goddesses · thank fuck · thanks be · thank goodness · praise be to God · praise be · thank gods · praise the Lord · alhamdulillah · baruch Hashem

Translations (86)

ba әлхәмделлила (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · cs bohudíky (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · cs chvála Bohu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · la Deo gratias (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ro slavă Domnului (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · es bendito sea Dios (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ja ありがたい (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ru сла́ва бо́гу (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · sv tack gode Gud (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · alt Кудайга баш (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · tr elhamdülillah (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · de Gott sei Dank (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · mk фала Богу (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · hu hála Istennek (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · cs díky bohu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · es gracias a Dios (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ast gracies a Dios (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · mt għall-grazzja ta’ Alla (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ja 良かった (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · hrx Gott sei Dank (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · cmn 謝天謝地 /谢天谢地 (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · pnb الحمد اللہ (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · fa-ira خُدا را شُکْر (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · hi शुक्र है (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · et jumal tänatud (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · sk vďakabohu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · pt graças a Deus (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · fr Dieu soit loué (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · is Guði sé lof (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · uz xudoga shukr (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · pl dzięki Bogu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · it grazie a Dio (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ar الشُّكْرُ لِلّٰهِ (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ca gràcies a Déu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · tr tanrıya şükür (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · da gudskelov (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · hu hála istennek (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · be сла́ва бо́гу (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · fa-ira اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · gl Deus o pague (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · tr Allah'a şükür (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · yi ברוך השם (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ur اَللّٰہ کا شُکْر ہَے (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · de gottseidank (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ga buíochas le Dia (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ko 다행히 (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ur اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہ (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · uk сла́ва бо́гу (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ang Gode þanc (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · sk chvalabohu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · tg худоро шукр (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · co grazia à Diu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · dsb chwaliśboga (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · uz худога шукр (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · nl godzijdank (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · tr şükür (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · et tänu Jumalale (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · sh хвала Богу (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · he השבח לאל (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · he תּוֹדָה לָאֵל (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · sh hvala Bogu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · fa-ira خُدا رو شُکْر (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · cy diolch i Dduw (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · sl hvala Bogu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · tr şükürler olsun (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · bg сла́ва бо́гу (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · kk құдайға шүкір (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · pnb اللہ دا شکر اے (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ast valga Dios (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · gd taing do Dhia (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · be дзя́куй бо́гу (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · sk vďaka Bohu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ar الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · el δόξα τω Θεώ (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · he ברוך השם (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · th ขอบคุณพระเจ้า (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · fi Jumalan kiitos (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · ba Аллаға шөкөр (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · lt ačiū Dievui (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · zdj alhamdu lillahi (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · fr Dieu merci (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · nn gudskjelov (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · nb gudskjelov (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · sv Gud ske lov (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · pl chwała Bogu (exclamation of gratitude or relief) · yi גאָט צו דאַנקן (exclamation of gratitude or relief)