English Explanatory Dictionary

thanks be

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Expressing relief or gratitude for some happening or situation.

Word forms

thanks be

Etymology

Ellipsis of thanks be to God, a present subjunctive clause inherited intact from a time when English was freely productive of them.

Synonyms

thank God thank goodness praise be praise be to God praise the Lord
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