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Grace Definition

grace

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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)

  1. (not countable) Elegant movement; poise or balance.
  2. (not countable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God. Unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.
  3. (not countable, theology) Divine assistance in resisting sin.
  4. (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.
  5. (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)

  1. To alight, to land, to appear.
    He graced the room with his presence.

Translations

to alight
  • Macedonian: краси mk(mk) (krási)
  • Russian: почтить ru(ru) (počtít')

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