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G0212100 (grās)n.1. Seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or proportion.2. A characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement.3. A sense of fitness or propriety.4. a. A disposition to be generous or helpful; goodwill.b. Mercy; clemency.5. A favor rendered by one who need not do so; indulgence.6. A temporary immunity or exemption; a reprieve.7. Graces Greek & Roman Mythology Three sister goddesses, known in Greek mythology as Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, who dispense charm and beauty.8. Christianity a. Divine favor bestowed freely on people, as in granting redemption from sin.b. The state of having received such favor.c. An excellence or power granted by God.9. A short prayer of blessing or thanksgiving said before or after a meal.10. Grace Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a duke, duchess, or archbishop.11. Music An appoggiatura, trill, or other musical ornament in the music of 16th and 17th century England.tr.v. graced, grac·ing, grac·es 1. To honor or favor: You grace our table with your presence.2. To give beauty, elegance, or charm to.3. Music To embellish with grace notes.Idioms: in the bad graces of Out of favor with. in the good graces of In favor with. with bad grace In a grudging manner. with good grace In a willing manner.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin grātia, from grātus, pleasing; see g^werə- in Indo-European roots.]

grace

(ɡreɪs) n1. elegance and beauty of movement, form, expression, or proportion2. a pleasing or charming quality3. goodwill or favour4. the granting of a favour or the manifestation of goodwill, esp by a superior5. a sense of propriety and consideration for others6. (plural) a. affectation of manner (esp in the phrase airs and graces)b. in someone's good graces regarded favourably and with kindness by someone7. mercy; clemency8. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a. the free and unmerited favour of God shown towards manb. the divine assistance and power given to man in spiritual rebirth and sanctificationc. the condition of being favoured or sanctified by Godd. an unmerited gift, favour, etc, granted by God9. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a short prayer recited before or after a meal to invoke a blessing upon the food or give thanks for it10. (Classical Music) music a melodic ornament or decoration11. (Banking & Finance) See days of grace12. with bad grace with a bad grace unwillingly or grudgingly13. with good grace with a good grace willingly or cheerfullyvb14. (tr) to add elegance and beauty to: flowers graced the room. 15. (tr) to honour or favour: to grace a party with one's presence. 16. (Classical Music) to ornament or decorate (a melody, part, etc) with nonessential notes[C12: from Old French, from Latin grātia, from grātus pleasing]

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(ɡreɪs) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (preceded by: your, his, or her) a title used to address or refer to a duke, duchess, or archbishop

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(ɡreɪs) n (Biography) W(illiam) G(ilbert). 1848–1915, English cricketer

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(greɪs)

n., v. graced, grac•ing. n. 1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action. 2. attractive ease and smoothness of movement. 3. a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment. 4. favor or goodwill. 5. a manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior. 6. mercy; clemency; pardon. 7. favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity. 8. grace period. 9. a. the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God. b. the influence or spirit of God operating in humans. c. a virtue or excellence of divine origin. d. the condition of being in God's favor or one of the elect. 10. decency or propriety: to have the grace to feel ashamed. 11. a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given. 12. (cap.) a title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop (usu. prec. by Your, His, etc.). 13. Graces, the ancient Greek and Roman goddesses of beauty and kindness, usu. represented as three in number. v.t. 14. to lend or add grace to; adorn: Many paintings graced the walls. 15. to favor or honor: to grace an occasion with one's presence. Idioms: 1. fall from grace, a. to become a wrongdoer; sin. b. to lose favor with those in power. 2. in someone's good (or bad) graces, regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone. 3. with bad grace, reluctantly; grudgingly. 4. with good grace, willingly; ungrudgingly. [1125–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin grātia favor, kindness, esteem, derivative of grātus pleasing]

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Past participle: graced
Gerund: gracing

Imperative
grace
grace

Present
I grace
you grace
he/she/it graces
we grace
you grace
they grace

Preterite
I graced
you graced
he/she/it graced
we graced
you graced
they graced

Present Continuous
I am gracing
you are gracing
he/she/it is gracing
we are gracing
you are gracing
they are gracing

Present Perfect
I have graced
you have graced
he/she/it has graced
we have graced
you have graced
they have graced

Past Continuous
I was gracing
you were gracing
he/she/it was gracing
we were gracing
you were gracing
they were gracing

Past Perfect
I had graced
you had graced
he/she/it had graced
we had graced
you had graced
they had graced

Future
I will grace
you will grace
he/she/it will grace
we will grace
you will grace
they will grace

Future Perfect
I will have graced
you will have graced
he/she/it will have graced
we will have graced
you will have graced
they will have graced

Future Continuous
I will be gracing
you will be gracing
he/she/it will be gracing
we will be gracing
you will be gracing
they will be gracing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gracing
you have been gracing
he/she/it has been gracing
we have been gracing
you have been gracing
they have been gracing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gracing
you will have been gracing
he/she/it will have been gracing
we will have been gracing
you will have been gracing
they will have been gracing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gracing
you had been gracing
he/she/it had been gracing
we had been gracing
you had been gracing
they had been gracing

Conditional
I would grace
you would grace
he/she/it would grace
we would grace
you would grace
they would grace

Past Conditional
I would have graced
you would have graced
he/she/it would have graced
we would have graced
you would have graced
they would have graced

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"saving grace, state of gracestate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"Christian theology - the teachings of Christian churches
	2.	grace - elegance and beauty of movement or expression; "a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace"gracilitygracefulness - beautiful carriage
	3.	grace - a sense of propriety and consideration for others; "a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace"seemlinesscorrectitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior
	4.	grace - a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"good will, goodwillgood nature - a cheerful, obliging disposition
	5.	Grace - (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptorsGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient GreeksAglaia - (Greek mythology) one of the three GracesEuphrosyne - (Greek mythology) one of the three GracesThalia - (Greek mythology) one of the three GracesGreek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
	6.	grace - a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace"thanksgiving, blessingorison, petition, prayer - reverent petition to a deity
	7.	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"free grace, grace of Godbeneficence - the quality of being kind or helpful or generousChristian theology - the teachings of Christian churches
Verb	1.	grace - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish, beautifyalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"wreathe - decorate or deck with wreaths; "wreathe the grave site"incrust, encrust, beset - decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)braid - decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"broider, embroider - decorate with needleworkstick - cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"illustrate - supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"garland - adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; "They garlanded the statue"fledge, flight - decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"bespangle, spangle - decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner"foliate - decorate with leavesflag - decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"bard, barde, caparison, dress up - put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"bead - decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"pipe - trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"applique - sew on as a decorationgild the lily, paint the lily - adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)vermiculate - decorate with wavy or winding linessmock - embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"hang - decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"prank - dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"tinsel - adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"tart up - decorate in a cheap and flashy way; "the small-town bar was all tarted up"stucco - decorate with stucco work; "stuccoed ceilings"redecorate - redo the decoration of an apartment or housepanel - decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"bejewel, jewel - adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"filet, fillet - decorate with a lace of geometric designsscallop - decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"bedizen - decorate tastelesslydress ship - decorate a ship with flagsgarnish, trim, dress - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foodstrim - decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"bedeck, bedight, deck - decorate; "deck the halls with holly"festoon - decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"enamel - coat, inlay, or surface with enamelinlay - decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metallacquer - coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"begild, engild, gild - decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid goldilluminate - add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)blazon, emblazon - decorate with heraldic armsemblazon, colour, color - decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones"fringe - adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"fret - decorate with an interlaced designlandscape - embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard"ornament - be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
	2.	grace - be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"deck, decorate, embellish, adorn, beautifybe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"ornament - be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

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noun1. elegance, finesse, poise, ease, polish, refinement, fluency, suppleness, gracefulness He moved with the grace of a trained dancer.
elegance stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness, tastelessness, inelegance, ungainliness2. manners, decency, cultivation, etiquette, breeding, consideration, propriety, tact, decorum, mannerliness He hadn't even the grace to apologize for what he'd done.
manners bad manners, tactlessness3. indulgence, mercy, pardon, compassion, quarter, charity, forgiveness, reprieve, clemency, leniency He was granted four days' grace to be with his family.4. benevolence, favour, goodness, goodwill, generosity, kindness, beneficence, kindliness, benefaction It was only by the grace of God that no one died.
benevolence ill will5. prayer, thanks, blessing, thanksgiving, benediction Leo, will you say grace?6. favour, regard, respect, approval, esteem, approbation, good opinion The reasons for his fall from grace are not clear.
favour disfavourverb1. adorn, enhance, decorate, enrich, set off, garnish, ornament, deck, embellish, bedeck, beautify the beautiful old Welsh dresser that graced this homely room2. honour, favour, distinguish, elevate, dignify, glorify He graced our ceremony with his distinguished presence.
honour ruin, insult, spoil, desecrate, dishonourQuotations
"Some hae meat and canna eat,"
"Some wad eat that want it;"
"But we hae meat, and we can eat,"
"Sae let the Lord be thankit" [Robert Burns Grace Before Meat]

grace

noun1. Refined, effortless beauty of manner, form, and style:elegance, elegancy, polish, urbanity.2. A sense of propriety or rightness:conscience, decency.3. Kindly, charitable interest in others:altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, charitableness, charity, goodwill, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, philanthropy.4. Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others:charity, clemency, lenience, leniency, lenity, mercifulness, mercy.5. A kindly act:favor, good turn, indulgence, kindness, service.Archaic: benefit.6. Temporary immunity from penalties:reprieve, respite.7. A short prayer said at meals:benediction, blessing, thanks, thanksgiving.verb1. To lend dignity or honor to by an act or favor:dignify, honor.2. To endow with beauty and elegance by way of a notable addition:adorn, beautify, embellish, enhance, set off.

Translations

仁慈优美大人夫人宽限

grace

(greis) noun1. beauty of form or movement. The dancer's movements had very little grace.优美2. a sense of what is right. At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.通情达理3. a short prayer of thanks for a meal. （饭前或饭后的）感恩祷告 4. a delay allowed as a favour. You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.宽限5. the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop. Your/His Grace. （对公爵、公爵夫人或大主教的尊称）大人，夫人 6. mercy. by the grace of God.仁慈ˈgraceful adjective having or showing beauty of form or movement. a graceful dancer.优美的ˈgracefully adverb 优美地，温文地 ˈgracefulness noun优美ˈgracious (-ʃəs) adjective1. kind or polite. a gracious smile.有礼貌的2. (of God) merciful. 仁慈的 interjection an exclamation of surprise. （表示惊讶）天哪！ ˈgraciously adverbShe smiled graciously.有礼貌地ˈgraciousness noun礼貌with (a) good/bad grace (un)willingly. She accepted his apology with good grace. 欣然地／勉强地

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Grace,

1929–82, princess consort of Monaco, b. Philadelphia as Grace Patricia Kelly. She acted on stage and television in New York, and made her film debut in 1951. Cool, blonde, and patrician, she became a major film star after her first Hollowood picture, High Noon (1952). Her major films include three released in 1954: Dial M For Murder and Rear Window, both directed by Alfred HitchcockHitchcock, Sir Alfred,
1899–1980, English-American film director, writer, and producer, b. London. Hitchcock began his career as a director in 1925 and became prominent with The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938).
..... Click the link for more information. , and The Country Girl, for which she won an Academy Award. She also starred in To Catch a Thief (1955), The Swan (1956), and High Society (1956), among others. She retired from moviemaking in 1956 when she married Rainier IIIRainier III
, 1923–2005, prince of Monaco (1949–2005), a member of the Grimaldi family, which has ruled the tiny principality since 1297. Fiercely anti-Nazi, Ranier served with distinction as an officer in the French Army during World War II.
..... Click the link for more information. , the ruling prince of Monaco. Princess Grace died following an automobile accident (1982) in France.

Bibliography

See biographies by S. Bradford (1984), J. Spada (1987), R. Lacey (1994), J. Curtis (1998), and J. R. Taraborrelli (2003).

grace,

in Christian theology, the free favor of God toward humans, which is necessary for their salvation. A distinction is made between natural grace (e.g., the gift of life) and supernatural grace, by which God makes a person (born sinful because of original sinoriginal sin,
in Christian theology, the sin of Adam, by which all humankind fell from divine grace. Saint Augustine was the fundamental theologian in the formulation of this doctrine, which states that the essentially graceless nature of humanity requires redemption to save it.
..... Click the link for more information. ) capable of enjoying eternal life. In general, the term grace is restricted to supernatural grace, usually considered as the keystone of the whole Christian theological system.

Supernatural grace is usually defined as being actual or sanctifying. Actual grace turns the soul to God; sanctifying grace confirms and perpetuates the ends of this conversion and makes the soul habitually good. Most theologies (except in CalvinismCalvinism,
term used in several different senses. It may indicate the teachings expressed by John Calvin himself; it may be extended to include all that developed from his doctrine and practice in Protestant countries in social, political, and ethical, as well as theological,
..... Click the link for more information. ), wishing to maintain humanity's freedom in addition to God's complete freedom in granting grace, distinguish prevenient grace, which frees a person and awakens him or her to God's call, from cooperating grace, by which God assists to salvation the free person who seeks it.

When God seems to confer on a person such actual grace that his or her conversion appears inevitable, the grace is said to be efficacious. The apparent difficulty of claiming that grace may be efficacious while a person is free was explained by St. Thomas AquinasThomas Aquinas, Saint
[Lat.,=from Aquino], 1225–74, Italian philosopher and theologian, Doctor of the Church, known as the Angelic Doctor, b. Rocca Secca (near Naples).
..... Click the link for more information. on the ground that it was a peculiar nature of this grace granted to some people that it should be ineluctable; it was this doctrine that Luis MolinaMolina, Luis
, 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian. He taught at Coimbra and Évora. In 1589 he published Concordia, a work in which he expounded the doctrine known as Molinism.
..... Click the link for more information. and the Molinists disputed. Differing in effect from efficacious grace is merely sufficient grace, which, while sufficient to conversion, may be rejected by a person at will. Calvinism rejects merely sufficient grace, holding instead that grace is irresistible.

In every Christian theology God is considered to grant grace quite freely, since its gift is far greater than any person can merit. As to which persons are offered this grace, there is great difference. The generality hold that it is offered to people who place no obstacle in the way of salvation rather than to those who neglect what ways to grace they have been given; the Jansenists (see Jansen, CornelisJansen, Cornelis
, 1585–1638, Dutch Roman Catholic theologian. He studied at the Univ. of Louvain and became imbued with the idea of reforming Christian life along the lines of a return to St. Augustine.
..... Click the link for more information. ), however, believed that grace was not given outside the church, and the Calvinists hold that it is offered only to those predestined to election.

Sanctifying grace may be said to succeed justification as actual grace precedes it. The operation of sanctifying grace brings holiness to the individual soul. The indwelling of God in the soul and the soul's actual participation in God's nature (in an indefinable manner) are the perfections of sanctifying grace. As to the means, there is a serious cleavage in Christianity, notably in regard to sacramental grace. According to Roman Catholics and Orthodox, the grace accompanying a sacrament is ex opere operato, i.e., by God's ordinance the sacrament actually confers grace, the good disposition of the minister being unimportant and that of the recipient being not always a condition; Protestants hold that the sacraments are ex opere operantis, i.e., the faith of the recipient is all-important, and the sacrament is the sign, not the source of grace.

Certain Christian systems have developed quite different ideas of grace, and PelagianismPelagianism
, Christian heretical sect that rose in the 5th cent. challenging St. Augustine's conceptions of grace and predestination. The doctrine was advanced by the celebrated monk and theologian Pelagius (c.355–c.425). He was probably born in Britain.
..... Click the link for more information. has its advocates in liberal 20th-century Protestantism. The great emphasis on grace is a distinction of Christianity. In recent years among orthodox theologians there has been a renewed interest in the theology of grace. Among traditional usages, they distinguish three forms of grace: God's communication of Himself to the Christian soul is grace; the favorable attitude of God toward the soul is grace; the ontological modification of Christian life by God's favor is grace.

grace

1. Christianitya. the free and unmerited favour of God shown towards man b. the divine assistance and power given to man in spiritual rebirth and sanctification c. the condition of being favoured or sanctified by God d. an unmerited gift, favour, etc., granted by God 2. a short prayer recited before or after a meal to invoke a blessing upon the food or give thanks for it 3. Music a melodic ornament or decoration

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¹ W(illiam) G(ilbert). 1848--1915, English cricketer

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noun elegance

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noun manners

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noun indulgence

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noun benevolence

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noun prayer

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noun favour

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verb adorn

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verb honour

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noun refined, effortless beauty of manner, form, and style

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noun a sense of propriety or rightness

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noun kindly, charitable interest in others

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noun kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others

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noun a kindly act

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noun temporary immunity from penalties

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noun a short prayer said at meals

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verb to lend dignity or honor to by an act or favor

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verb to endow with beauty and elegance by way of a notable addition

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noun (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God

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noun elegance and beauty of movement or expression

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noun a sense of propriety and consideration for others

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noun a disposition to kindness and compassion

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noun (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm

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noun a short prayer of thanks before a meal

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