What does 'thank God' mean

Question

The meaning of Thank God

Hi, welcome to the forum, I often use the phrase 'Thank goodness' instead. - MaryMcc, Nov 26, 2011

Answer 1

It can just be a irreverent statement stating that you are happy that something occurred or turned out as it did.

Thank God that they didn't raise gasoline prices too high for holiday travels.

It is not always meant as a religious statement, even though, that is how it originated. You aren't really saying that God is concerned with gasoline prices and thanking Him for preventing their rise.

It's often used with situations where chance or lack of voluntary control is involved. A similar pagan response would be "Thank the Stars".

On the other side of the coin, for Fatalists, Predeterminists, etc. that see God as omnisicient, onminpresent and controling everything that happens to us, it is a sincere wish similar to Praise God that....To offer thanks to God that He proposed to cause something to happen as it did.

¡Bienvenido al foro!

Welcome to the forum!

Gracias a Dios.

Q you don't have to be a fatalist to interpret the saying as it is written you can simply be a sincere believer in Christ that does not make us weird or fanaticists - FELIZ77, Nov 26, 2011

Gracias a Dios por ti, Feliz. - Jubilado, Nov 26, 2011

Are you saying that that those beliefs are wierd or fanatical? or that they are not sincere? - 0074b507, Nov 26, 2011

What does being Christian have to do with it? Does not a Jew or Muslim thank God? but let's not start a religious debate. - 0074b507, Nov 26, 2011

We also say "Thank your lucky stars" in England. - ian-hill, Nov 26, 2011

We also use that phrase in the US. - 0074b507, Nov 26, 2011

Answer 2

It just stuck me that as you are fluent in English you are probably looking for a translation, I am a bit slow today jeje This is a simple one to translate Gracias a Dios.

You can use the translator on the tool bar above to translate simple phrases like this.