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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



... this platform the truth about religion from the point of view of the Socialist philosophy as it is stated in almost every book of Standard Socialist literature; but if we do not do that, let us at least have the good grace to be silent about it, and not make hypocrites of ourselves.... I say, let us either tell the truth or have the good grace and the common sense and the stamina and the manhood and the self-respect to keep our mouths shut about it. Therefore ...
— The Red Conspiracy • Joseph J. Mereto
... seven hundred dollars for his wife and children. James Kyle and uncle Jack used to tell that story with great Christian sensibility; and uncle Jack would weep tears of anguish over his wife's piteous tale, and tears of ecstasy at the same moment that he was free, and that soon, by the grace of God, his wife and children, as he said, 'would ...
— The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus • American Anti-Slavery Society
... and the sweep he made with it and the accompanying bow, despite their exaggeration, had a kind of rude grace. He took two long strides ...
— The Light of Western Stars • Zane Grey
... two in Oakdale," explained Miriam. "One of them, a funny little girl who lisped, was a cousin of Hippy Wingate. Her name was Grace Thompson, but her three chums called her Tommy. They had a guardian with them, too, ...
— Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College • Jessie Graham Flower
... elaborate system of the subject (La Science du beau.) All beauty is regarded as spiritual in its nature. The several beautiful characters of an organic body—of which the principal are magnitude, unity and variety of parts, intensity of colour, grace or flexibility, and correspondence to environment—may be brought under the conception of the ideal grandeur and order of the species. These are perceived by reason to be the manifestations of an invisible vinal force. Similarly the ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia


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