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Definition of 'grace'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) grace
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.

2.  grace
attractive ease and smoothness of movement.

3.  grace
a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment.

4.  grace
favor or goodwill.

5.  grace
a manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior.

6.  grace
mercy; clemency; pardon.

7.  grace
favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.

8.  grace
the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God.

9.  grace
the influence or spirit of God operating in humans.

10.  grace
a virtue or excellence of divine origin.

11.  grace
the condition of being in God's favor or one of the elect.

12.  grace
decency or propriety:
to have the grace to feel ashamed.

13.  grace
a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given.

14.  grace
(cap.) a title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop (usu. prec. by Your, His, etc.).

15.  grace
Graces, the ancient Greek and Roman goddesses of beauty and kindness, usu. represented as three in number.

16. (v.t.) grace
to lend or add grace to; adorn:
Many paintings graced the walls.

17.  grace
to favor or honor:
to grace an occasion with one's presence.

18.  grace
fall from grace,

19.  grace
to become a wrongdoer; sin.

20.  grace
to lose favor with those in power.

21.  grace
in someone's good (or bad) graces, regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone.

22.  grace
with bad grace, reluctantly; grudgingly.

23.  grace
with good grace, willingly; ungrudgingly.

Etymology: (1125–75; ME < OF < L grātia favor, kindness, esteem, der. of grātus pleasing)

Definition of 'grace'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) grace, saving grace, state of grace
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
"the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

2. (noun) grace, gracility
elegance and beauty of movement or expression
"a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace"

3. (noun) seemliness, grace
a sense of propriety and consideration for others
"a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace"

4. (noun) grace, good will, goodwill
a disposition to kindness and compassion
"the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"

5. (noun) Grace
(Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors

6. (noun) grace, blessing, thanksgiving
a short prayer of thanks before a meal
"their youngest son said grace"

7. (verb) grace, grace of God, free grace
(Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
"God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I"

8. (verb) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

9. (verb) deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
be beautiful to look at
"Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

Definition of 'grace'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) grace
beauty and control of movement
He moved with natural grace.

2. grace
calm, dignified behavior
She received the news with grace.

3. grace
two days'/three weeks' etc. grace
an extra two days/three weeks etc. to do or finish sth
They had been granted a week's grace to make the payment.

Definition of 'grace'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) grace
the exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred

2. (noun) grace
the divine favor toward man; the mercy of God, as distinguished from His justice; also, any benefits His mercy imparts; divine love or pardon; a state of acceptance with God; enjoyment of the divine favor

3. (noun) grace
the prerogative of mercy execised by the executive, as pardon

4. (noun) grace
the same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery

5. (noun) grace
fortune; luck; -- used commonly with hard or sorry when it means misfortune

6. (noun) grace
inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit

7. (noun) grace
beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness; commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form

8. (noun) grace
graceful and beautiful females, sister goddesses, represented by ancient writers as the attendants sometimes of Apollo but oftener of Venus. They were commonly mentioned as three in number; namely, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, and were regarded as the inspirers of the qualities which give attractiveness to wisdom, love, and social intercourse

9. (noun) grace
the title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England

10. (noun) grace
thanks

11. (noun) grace
a petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks rendered, before or after a meal

12. (noun) grace
ornamental notes or short passages, either introduced by the performer, or indicated by the composer, in which case the notation signs are called grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc

13. (noun) grace
an act, vote, or decree of the government of the institution; a degree or privilege conferred by such vote or decree

14. (noun) grace
a play designed to promote or display grace of motion. It consists in throwing a small hoop from one player to another, by means of two sticks in the hands of each. Called also grace hoop or hoops

15. (verb) grace
to adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify

16. (verb) grace
to dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor

17. (verb) grace
to supply with heavenly grace

18. (verb) grace
to add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to

Definitions of 'grace'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. grace
the term in Scripture for that which is the free gift of God, unmerited by man and of eternal benefit to him.

Translation of 'grace'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: beauty of form or movement The dancer's movements had very little grace.
Afrikaans: grasie	Arabic: رَشاقَه	Bulgarian: грация
Brazilian: graça	Czech: půvab	German: die Anmut
Danish: ynde; elegance	Greek: χάρη	Spanish: gracia
Estonian: nõtkus	Farsi: متانت؛ زیبایی	Finnish: viehkeys
French: grâce	Hebrew: חֵן	Hindi: रूप या चाल की सुंदरता
Croatian: ljupkost, graciioznost	Hungarian: báj, kecsesség	Indonesian: keindahan
Icelandic: (yndis)þokki	Italian: grazia	Japanese: 優美
Korean: 품위 있음	Lithuanian: grakštumas, gracija	Latvian: grācija; pievilcība
Malay: gaya yang lemah lembut	Dutch: gratie, elegantie	Norwegian: ynde, eleganse
Polish: wdzięk	Persian: متانت؛ زیبایی	Pashto: ناز ،نزاكت وقار لطافت
Portuguese: graça	Romanian: graţie	Russian: грация
Slovak: pôvab, elegancia	Slovenian: gracioznost	Serbian: gracioznost
Swedish: grace, elegans	Thai: ความสง่างาม	Turkish: zarafet, incelik
Taiwanese: 優美(體態或動作)	Ukrainian: грація; витонченість	Urdu: انداز ، حرکات کی دلآویزی
Vietnamese: vẻ duyên dáng	Chinese: 优美
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