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Orison vs Thanksgiving - What's the difference?

orison | thanksgiving | Related terms |

Orison is a related term of thanksgiving.


As nouns the difference between orison and thanksgiving

is that orison is a prayer while thanksgiving is an expression of gratitude.

orison

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A prayer.
  • * , act 3, scene 1, lines 88–89:
    • The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
    Be all my sins remember’d.
  • * 1917,
    •   Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
    Can patter out their hasty orisons .

    Related terms

    * orate * oration

    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