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grace
NOUN:

1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice.

2. a pleasing, charming, or attractive quality or endowment:
He lacked the manly graces.

3. favor, goodwill, or approval:
stayed in his good graces.

4. the, or a granting of a favor or the manifestation of favor/goodwill, especially by a superior:
It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school.

5. mercy; clemency; pardon:
He was saved by an act of grace from the governor.

6. favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.

7. moral strength:
the grace to perform a duty.

8. elegance and beauty of movement, form, expression, or proportion.

9. a sense of propriety and consideration for others.

10. days of grace.

11. unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.

12. a virtue coming from God.

13. a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine assistance.

14. a special favor; privilege:
each in his place, by right, not grace, shall rule his heritage. — Rudyard Kipling.

15. disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency.

16. a temporary exemption; reprieve.

17. a charming or attractive trait or characteristic:
Among disagreeable qualities he possessed the saving grace of humor.

18. a pleasing appearance or effect; charm:
all the grace of youth. — John Buchan.

19. ease and suppleness of movement or bearing:
danced with such grace.

20. sense of propriety or right:
had the grace not to run for elective office. — Calvin Trillin.

21. the quality or state of being considerate or thoughtful:
accepted his advice with grace.

Examples:

She walked across the stage with effortless grace. // She handles her problems with grace and dignity.

See historical usage at Dictionary.com.*

Origin:

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin grātia “favor, kindness, esteem,” derivative of grātus “pleasing”. British dictionary: C12: from Old French, from Latin grātia, from grātus pleasing. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of grace: Noun: 12th century. Verb: 1585. History and Etymology for grace: Noun and Verb: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin gratia favor, charm, thanks, from gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to Sanskrit gṛṇāti he praises. —Merriam-Webster.

See: other senses; plural.

Sources: 1, 2.

Updated: 9 August 2020 {8:44 PM} 
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