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Grace   /greɪs/   Listen
Grace

noun
1.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence.  Synonyms: saving grace, state of grace.  "It was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church" , "The Virgin lived in a state of grace"
2.
Elegance and beauty of movement or expression.  Synonym: gracility.
3.
A sense of propriety and consideration for others.  Synonym: seemliness.
4.
A disposition to kindness and compassion.  Synonyms: good will, goodwill.
5.
(Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors.
6.
A short prayer of thanks before a meal.  Synonyms: blessing, thanksgiving.
7.
(Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God.  Synonyms: free grace, grace of God.  "There but for the grace of God go I"
verb
(past & past part. graced; pres. part. gracing)
1.
Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..  Synonyms: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament.  "Beautify yourself for the special day"
2.
Be beautiful to look at.  Synonyms: adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish.



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"Grace" Quotes from Famous Books



... reached from her shoulders to her feet, which I threw over her, and tied on with ribbands; I gave her also a looking-glass, beads of several sorts, and many other things, which she accepted with a very good grace, and much pleasure. She took notice that I had been ill, and pointed to the shore. I understood that she meant I should go thither to perfect my recovery, and I made signs that I would go thither the next morning. When she intimated an inclination to return, I ordered ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 12 • Robert Kerr

... And as there, where the bush fires had ravaged, all was a desert, so there, where their fury had not spread, all was a garden. Afar, at the foot of the mountains, the fugitive herds were grazing; the cranes, flocking back to the pools, renewed the strange grace of their gambols; and the great kingfisher, whose laugh, half in mirth, half in mockery, leads the choir that welcome the morn—which in Europe is night—alighted bold on the roof of the cavern, whose floors were still white with the bones of races, extinct before—so helpless ...
— The Lock and Key Library • Julian Hawthorne, Ed.

... were issued to an "American Home Gathering," for Thanksgiving evening, to be held in the Architectenhaus at six o'clock. Greetings, witty and wise, were extended to the assembled company of some two hundred, by a lady from Boston; grace was said by Professor Mead, formerly of Andover, and the American Thanksgiving dinner was duly appreciated, though some of us had in part forestalled its appetizing pleasures by attendance at a delightful private ...
— In and Around Berlin • Minerva Brace Norton

... the fourth family of the High Father, who always satisfies it, showing how He breathes forth, and how He begets.[2] And Beatrice began, "Thank, thank thou the Sun of the Angels, who to this visible one has raised thee by His grace." Heart of mortal was never so disposed to devotion, and so ready, with its own entire pleasure, to give itself to God, as I became at those words; and all my love was so set on Him that Beatrice was eclipsed in oblivion. ...
— The Divine Comedy, Volume 3, Paradise [Paradiso] • Dante Alighieri

... closed fist (funny old thing that she is) to approach softly. She then tiptoes to the dresser and pops off the lid, as if to take the bath unawares. Then she sucks her lips, and is modest if you have the grace to ...
— Echoes of the War • J. M. Barrie


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