Meanings
thank god1
- alternativeAlternative form of thank God.
thank God2
alternative thank god
- Used to express gratitude or relief, either literally (religiously) or figuratively (nonreligiously).
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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
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 28, Herbert L. Bregstein, “The Armored Force and the Camera”, in Popular Photography, volume 13, number 6, page 77I 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 DeftonesSynonyms: thanks be, thank goodness, thank heavens, praise be, praise be to God, praise the Lord, thank gods, thank Goddess
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionUsed to express gratitude or relief, either literally (religiously) or figuratively (nonreligiously).
Origin
Of present subjunctive mood; semantically equivalent to God be thanked.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ, الشُّكْرُ لِلّٰهِ
- الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (al-ḥamdu lillāhi)exclamation of gratitude or relief
- الشُّكْرُ لِلّٰهِ (aš-šukru lillāhi)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Bulgarian сла́ва бо́гу
- сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bógu)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Catalan gràcies a Déu
- gràcies a Déuexclamation of gratitude or relief
Chinese Mandarin 謝天謝地 /谢天谢地
- 謝天謝地 /谢天谢地 (xiètiānxièdì)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Czech bohudíky, díky bohu
- bohudíkyexclamation of gratitude or relief
- díky bohuexclamation of gratitude or relief
- chvála Bohuexclamation of gratitude or relief
Danish gudskelov
- gudskelovexclamation of gratitude or relief
Dutch godzijdank
- godzijdankexclamation of gratitude or relief
Estonian tänu Jumalale, jumal tänatud
- tänu Jumalaleexclamation of gratitude or relief
- jumal tänatudexclamation of gratitude or relief
Finnish Jumalan kiitos
- Jumalan kiitosexclamation of gratitude or relief
French Dieu merci, Dieu soit loué
- Dieu merciexclamation of gratitude or relief
- Dieu soit louéexclamation of gratitude or relief
German Gott sei Dank, gottseidank
- Gott sei Dankexclamation of gratitude or relief
- gottseidankexclamation of gratitude or relief
Greek δόξα τω Θεώ
- δόξα τω Θεώ (dóxa to Theó)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Hebrew תּוֹדָה לָאֵל, ברוך השם
- תּוֹדָה לָאֵל (todá la'el)exclamation of gratitude or relief
- ברוך השם (barúkh hashém)exclamation of gratitude or relief
- השבח לאל (hashévakh la'el)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Hindi शुक्र है
- शुक्र है (śukra hai)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Hungarian hála istennek, hála Istennek
- hála istennekexclamation of gratitude or relief
- hála Istennekexclamation of gratitude or relief
Icelandic Guði sé lof
- Guði sé lofexclamation of gratitude or relief
Irish buíochas le Dia
- buíochas le Diaexclamation of gratitude or relief
Italian grazie a Dio
- grazie a Dioexclamation of gratitude or relief
Japanese 良かった, ありがたい
- 良かった (yokatta)exclamation of gratitude or relief
- ありがたい (arigatai)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Korean 다행히
- 다행히 (dahaenghi)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Latin Deo gratias
- Deo gratiasexclamation of gratitude or relief
Lithuanian ačiū Dievui
- ačiū Dievuiexclamation of gratitude or relief
Norwegian Bokmål gudskjelov
- gudskjelovexclamation of gratitude or relief
Polish chwała Bogu, dzięki Bogu
- chwała Boguexclamation of gratitude or relief
- dzięki Boguexclamation of gratitude or relief
Portuguese graças a Deus
- graças a Deusexclamation of gratitude or relief
Romanian slavă Domnului
- slavă Domnuluiexclamation of gratitude or relief
Russian сла́ва бо́гу
- сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bógu)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Scottish Gaelic taing do Dhia
- taing do Dhiaexclamation of gratitude or relief
Slovak chvalabohu, vďakabohu
- chvalabohuexclamation of gratitude or relief
- vďakabohuexclamation of gratitude or relief
- vďaka Bohuexclamation of gratitude or relief
Spanish gracias a Dios, bendito sea Dios
- gracias a Diosexclamation of gratitude or relief
- bendito sea Diosexclamation of gratitude or relief
Swedish tack gode Gud, Gud ske lov
- tack gode Gudexclamation of gratitude or relief
- Gud ske lovexclamation of gratitude or relief
Thai ขอบคุณพระเจ้า
- ขอบคุณพระเจ้าexclamation of gratitude or relief
Turkish Allah'a şükür, tanrıya şükür
- Allah'a şükürexclamation of gratitude or relief
- tanrıya şükürexclamation of gratitude or relief
- şükürler olsunexclamation of gratitude or relief
- şükürexclamation of gratitude or relief
- elhamdülillahexclamation of gratitude or relief
Ukrainian сла́ва бо́гу
- сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bóhu)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Urdu اَللّٰہ کا شُکْر ہَے, اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہ
- اَللّٰہ کا شُکْر ہَے (allāh kā śukr hai)exclamation of gratitude or relief
- اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہ (alhamdu lillāh)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Welsh diolch i Dduw
- diolch i Dduwexclamation of gratitude or relief
Yiddish גאָט צו דאַנקן, ברוך השם
- גאָט צו דאַנקן (got tsu dankn)exclamation of gratitude or relief
- ברוך השם (borekh hashem)exclamation of gratitude or relief
Cite this entry
thank god. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thank%20god
“thank god.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thank%20god. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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