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say it: grays
grace is a noun and verb meaning "(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence". It is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪs/ — grays. It carries 10 recorded senses.
(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”
Christian theology
elegance and beauty of movement or expression
“a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace”
a sense of propriety and consideration for others
“a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace”
a disposition to kindness and compassion
“the victor's grace in treating the vanquished”
a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor
“The payment had originally been due on April 1 but we had a grace period which expired in June.”
(Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors
Greek mythology
a short prayer of thanks before a meal
“their youngest son said 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”
Christian theology
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for grace come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.