GRACE
\ɡɹˈe͡ɪs], \ɡɹˈeɪs], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_s]\
Definitions of GRACE
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- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who 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"
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(Bhristian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin".
By Princeton University
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The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred.
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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.
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The prerogative of mercy execised by the executive, as pardon.
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The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery.
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Inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit.
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Beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness; commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form.
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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.
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The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England.
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Thanks.
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A petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks rendered, before or after a meal.
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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.
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An act, vote, or decree of the government of the institution; a degree or privilege conferred by such vote or decree.
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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.
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To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
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To dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor.
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To supply with heavenly grace.
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To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
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Fortune; luck; - used commonly with hard or sorry when it means misfortune.
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The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred.
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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.
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The prerogative of mercy execised by the executive, as pardon.
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The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery.
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Inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit.
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Beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness; commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form.
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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.
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The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England.
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Thanks.
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A petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks rendered, before or after a meal.
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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.
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An act, vote, or decree of the government of the institution; a degree or privilege conferred by such vote or decree.
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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.
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To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
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To dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor.
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To supply with heavenly grace.
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To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
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Fortune; luck; - used commonly with hard or sorry when it means misfortune.
By Noah Webster.
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Excellence of character; attractiveness or charm; beauty of form or movement; disposition to benefit or serve another; kindness; the unmerited favor and love of God towards man; spiritual excellence; virtue; a brief prayer before or after meals; a respectful title of address applied to an archbishop or duke.
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To adorn or decorate; honor; dignify; favor.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Easy elegance in form or manner: what adorns and commends to favor: mercy, pardon: the undeserved kindness and mercy of God: divine influence: eternal life or salvation: a short prayer at meat: the title of a duke or an archbishop:-pl. (with good) favor, friendship: (myth.) the three sister goddesses in whom beauty was deified.
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Three days allowed for the payment of a note or bill of exchange, after being due acc. to its date.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To adorn; honor; gratify.
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Beauty of form, motion, or speech.
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Any attractive quality.
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Clemency; divine favor or influence.
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A brief prayer before or after a meal.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Favour; good-will; the free unmerited love and favour of God in itself or its effect on the heart; mercy; pardon; privilege; elegance or ease of form or manner; natural or acquired excollence; beauty; embellishment; the title of a duke or an archbishop; a short prayer before or after meat; in English universities, an act, vote, or decree of the government of the institution.
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To adorn; to favour; to honour. Day of grace, time of probation. Days of grace, the days allowed for the payment of a bill after it becomes due. See Graces.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Favour; goodwill; the free and unmerited favour of God; a state of reconciliation to God; mercy; pardon; the Gospel; elegance; any natural or acquired excellence; behaviour, considered as good or bad-as, he did it with a very bad grace; privilege; a short prayer before or after a meal; the title used in addressing a duke or an archbishop.
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To adorn; to honour.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [French, Latin] Favour; kindness; good-will;—mercy; pardon; the free gift of God; salvation; the gospel;—state of reconciliation to God;—effect of God's spirit; renewal; sanctification: faith, love, humility, and other works of the spirit;—office or meetness for the office of an apostle;—natural excellence; beauty; ornament; elegance in form, or language; charm;—a short prayer before or after meat;—the title of a duke, archbishop, &c.;—an act, vote, or decree of a university;—pl. Three graceful and beautiful females represented as the attendants of Venus;—ornamental musical turus, trills, or shakes.
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Favour, kindness; favourable influence of God on the human mind; virtue, effect of God’s influence; pardon; favour conferred; privilege; a goddess, by the heathens supposed to bestow beauty; behaviour, considered as decent or unbecoming; adventitious or artificial beauty; ornament, flower, highest perfection; the title of a duke, formerly of the king, meaning the fame as your goodness or your clemency; a short prayer said before and after meat.
By Thomas Sheridan
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- Tilings capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal,real, personal, mixed, and including not only lands everything thereon, but alsolieir-looms, certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir togetherwith (he land. Co. Litt. 5b; 2 Bl. Comm. 17; Nell is v. Munson, 108 N. Y. 453, 15 E.730; Owens Lewis, 40 Ind. 508, Am. Rep. 205; Whitlock Greacen. 4S J. Eq.350. 21 Atl. 944; Mitchell Warner, 5 Conn. 407; New York Mabie, 13 150, 04Am. Dec. 53S. Estates. Anything capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, mixed and including not only lands everything thereon, but also heir looms, certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir, together with land. Co. Litt. 5 b; 1 Tho. 219; 2 Bl. Com. 17. this term such things are denoted, as subject-matter inheritance, inheritance itself; cannot therefore, its own intrinsic force, enlarge an estate, prima facie a life into fee. B. & P. 251; 8 T. R. 503; 219, note Hereditaments are divided into corporeal and incorporeal. confined to lands. (q. v.) Vide Incorporeal hereditaments, Shep. To. 91; Cruise's Dig. tit. 1, s. 1; Wood's Inst.221; 3 Kent, Com. 321; Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.; 1 Chit. Pr. 203-229; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1595, et seq.