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Adoration vs Thanksgiving - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between adoration and thanksgiving

is that adoration is an act of religious worship while thanksgiving is an expression of gratitude.

As a proper noun Thanksgiving is

thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.

adoration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) An act of religious worship.
  • * a. 1779 ,
  • We incessantly look forward, and endeavour, by prayers, adoration , and sacrifice, to appease those unknown powers, whom we find, by experience, so able to afflict and oppress us.
  • (uncountable) Admiration or esteem.
  • * 1890,
  • ...if she can create the sense of beauty in people whose lives have been sordid and ugly...she is worthy of all your adoration', worthy of the ' adoration of the world.
  • (uncountable) The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
  • * 1887,
  • He adored Sorais quite as earnestly as Sir Henry adored Nyleptha, and his adoration had not altogether prospered.

    thanksgiving

    English

    Proper noun

    (wikipedia Thanksgiving) (en proper noun)
  • (Canada, US) Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
  • (Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day: Thanksgiving weekend.
  • Derived terms

    * American Thanksgiving * Canadian Thanksgiving