thank god

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thank God^¹

/ˈθæŋk ˌɡɒd/ UK
/ˈθæŋk ˌɡɑd/ US
/ˈθeɪ̯ŋk ˌɡɑd/ US
/ˈθɛ̃ŋk ˌɡɑd/ US

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

interjection thank God ! · thank god

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; (J
Similar: thanks be, thank goodness, thank heavens, praise be, praise be to God, praise the Lord, thank gods, thank Goddess, thank goddesses, thank fuck, baruch Hashem, alhamdulillah

thank god^²

interjection thank god !

alternative Alternative form of thank God

Translations

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intj exclamation of gratitude or relief

Español	gracias a Dios, bendito sea Dios
한국어	다행히 dahaenghi
日本語	良かった yokatta, ありがたい arigatai
中文	謝天謝地 /谢天谢地 xiètiānxièdì
हिन्दी	शुक्र है śukra hai
Português	graças a Deus
Français	Dieu merci, Dieu soit loué
Deutsch	Gott sei Dank, gottseidank
Italiano	grazie a Dio
Ελληνικά	δόξα τω Θεώ dóxa to Theó
Română	slavă Domnului
Русский	сла́ва бо́гу sláva bógu
العربية	الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ al-ḥamdu lillāhi, الشُّكْرُ لِلّٰهِ aš-šukru lillāhi
עברית	תּוֹדָה לָאֵל todá la'el, ברוך השם barúkh hashém, השבח לאל hashévakh la'el

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@misc{thank_god_2026,
  title = {thank god},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thank%20god},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}