Their statements might have been motivated by thankfulness towards very generous hosts.
Perhaps it will involve thankfulness as well, gratitude for a gift given : but no-one holds that the gift is given to the impenitent.
All of his students remember with thankfulness and emotion the passion with which he led them into the wonderful mathematical world.
Even if we were to accept this distinction between forms of dependence, the original worry remains : worship has, on this account, been reduced to thankfulness or gratitude.
A spiritual feeling of solemn dedication spread throughout this land and to the ends of the earth, uniting us all in devotion and thankfulness.
There is throughout the world at this time an immense sense of relief and thankfulness that was has been averted.
That is another reason for thankfulness and relief that the stoppage of work on the railways has now ended.
However, we have it, and having it before ns we have to take it with respect and thankfulness.