Grace Definition
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English
Etymology
From Middle English grace from Old French grace (Modern French grâce), from Latin grātia "kindness, favour, esteem", from grātus ‘pleasing’ from Proto-Indo-European base *gwer- (“to praise, welcome”). Compare grateful. Displaced native Middle English held, hield "grace" (from Old English held, hyld "grace"), Middle English este "grace, favour, pleasure" (from Old English ēste "grace, kindness, favour"), Middle English athmede(n) "grace" (from Old English ēadmēdu "grace"), Middle English are, ore "grace, mercy, honour" (from Old English ār "grace, kindness, mercy").
Pronunciation
Noun
grace (countable and uncountable; plural graces)
- (not countable) Elegant movement; poise or balance.
- (not countable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God. Unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.
- (not countable, theology) Divine assistance in resisting sin.
- (countable) Short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
- It has become less common to say grace before having dinner.
- For examples of the use of this sense see: citations.
- (finance) An allowance of time granted for a debtor during which he is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.
- The repayment of the loan starts after a three years' grace (period).
Verb
to grace (third-person singular simple present graces, present participle gracing, simple past and past participle graced)
Translations
to alight
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Contents
- 1 Religion
- 2 Literature
- 3 Entertainment
- 4 Science and technology
- 5 People with the surname Grace
- 6 Other
- 7 See also
Religion
- Grace (prayer), said before or after a meal
- Divine grace, Theology.
- Grace in Christianity
- Prevenient grace, an Methodist Christian theological concept
- Irresistible grace, a Calvinistic Christian theological concept
- Actual grace, a Catholic theological concept
- Sola gratia - "grace alone"
Literature
- Grace (short story), by James Joyce in The Dubliners (1914)
Entertainment
Music
- Grace (Jeff Buckley album) (1994), by Jeff Buckley
- Grace (band), a 1990s dance music group
- Grace (Simon Webbe album), by Simon Webbe
- Grace, an album by Tribes of Neurot
- Grace (Lee Soo Young album), an album by Lee Soo Young
- Grace, an album by the Wild Strawberries
- Amazing Grace
- Grace note
- Grace (musician), a Universal Music recording artist
Songs
- "Grace" (Apocalyptica song), a 2007 song by Apocalyptica featuring Tomoyasu Hotei.
- "Grace" (Jeff Buckley song), a 1994 song by Jeff Buckley
- "Grace" (Miss Kittin song), a 2008 song by Miss Kittin
- "Grace" (U2 song), a 2000 song by U2
- "Grace" (Supergrass song), a 2002 song by Supergrass
- "Grace" (Simon Webbe song), a 2007 song by Simon Webbe
- "The Grace" (song), a 2005 song by Canadian band Neverending White Lights
- "Grace Kelly" (song), a song by Mika
- "Grace" (Will Young song), a song on Will Young's fourth album Let It Go
- "Grace", a 2009 song by Lamb of God from the album Wrath
- "Grace", a 2008 song by Parachute Band from the album Technicolor (album)
Film
Game
- Tales of Graces, a 2009 Tales of game by Namco Tales Studio.
Science and technology
- GRACE, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment mission
- Grace (plotting tool), software
- Hyundai Grace, a minivan built by Hyundai Motor Company
- Grace, the American codename for the Aichi B7A, a World War II Japanese bomber aircraft
People with the surname Grace
- Helen Grace, British actress
- John Hilton Grace, a British mathematician
- Maggie Grace American actress
- Mark Grace, baseball player
- Michael Grace (disambiguation)
- Oliver Grace, Chief Remembrancer of the Irish Exchequer
- Ted Grace, Australian politician
- Thomas Grace (California), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Thomas Grace (Minnesota), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Topher Grace, an American actor
- William Gilbert Grace, an English cricket player
- William Russell Grace, founder of W. R. Grace and Company
Other
- Graces, or the Charites in Greek mythology
- Grace, Idaho
- Grace, Mississippi
- Grace (given name), a feminine name
- Grace (play), a play by Mick Gordon and A C Grayling
- Grace (photograph), the Minnesota state photograph
- Grace (style), a form of address
- "Grace" (Stargate SG-1), a television series episode
- The Game of graces, a 19th century game for young girls.
- W. R. Grace and Company, a Columbia, Maryland, United States based chemical conglomerate.
- MV Grace, a Panamanian coaster
- Grace (ship), a ship destroyed by fire in Struys Bay, South Africa in 1822.
- Grace (food company), the brand name for GraceKennedy Limited, a Caribbean food company
See also
- Amazing Grace
- Grace Under Fire
- Grace Under Pressure (disambiguation)
- Gracie (disambiguation)
- Saving Grace (disambiguation)
- States of Grace
- Will & Grace
- Le Bénédicité ("Grace") a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin