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Graced

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grace

  [greys] noun, verb, graced, grac⋅ing.
Use Graced in a Sentence
–noun
1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.
2. a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment.
3. favor or good will.
4. a manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior: It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school.
5. mercy; clemency; pardon: an act of grace.
6. favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.
7. an allowance of time after a debt or bill has become payable granted to the debtor before suit can be brought against him or her or a penalty applied: The life insurance premium is due today, but we have 31 days' grace before the policy lapses. Compare grace period.
8. Theology.
a. the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God.
b. the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them.
c. a virtue or excellence of divine origin: the Christian graces.
d. Also called state of grace. the condition of being in God's favor or one of the elect.
9. moral strength: the grace to perform a duty.
10. a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given.
11. (usually initial capital letter) a formal title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop, and formerly also a sovereign (usually prec. by your, his, etc.).
12. Graces, Classical Mythology. the goddesses of beauty, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, worshiped in Greece as the Charities and in Rome as the Gratiae.
13. Music. grace note.
–verb (used with object)
14. to lend or add grace to; adorn: Many fine paintings graced the rooms of the house.
15. to favor or honor: to grace an occasion with one's presence.
—Idioms
16. fall from grace,
a. Theology. to relapse into sin or disfavor.
b. to lose favor; be discredited: He fell from grace when the boss found out he had lied.
17. have the grace to, to be so kind as to: Would you have the grace to help, please?
18. in someone's good (or bad) graces, regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone: It is a wonder that I have managed to stay in her good graces this long.
19. with bad grace, reluctantly; grudgingly: He apologized, but did so with bad grace. Also, with a bad grace.
20. with good grace, willingly; ungrudgingly: She took on the extra work with good grace.
Origin:
1125–75; ME < OF < L grātia favor, kindness, esteem, deriv. of grātus pleasing

Related forms:
gracelike, adjective

Synonyms:
1. attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease. 4. kindness, kindliness, love, benignity; condescension. 5. lenity, leniency. 14. embellish, beautify, deck, decorate, ornament; enhance, honor.

Antonyms:
1. ugliness. 4. animosity. 5. harshness. 14. disfigure.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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grace   (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.

    1. A disposition to be generous or helpful; goodwill.

    2. Mercy; clemency.

    3. Divine love and protection bestowed freely on people.

    4. The state of being protected or sanctified by the favor of God.

    5. An excellence or power granted by God.

  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.

    1. Divine love and protection bestowed freely on people.

    2. The state of being protected or sanctified by the favor of God.

    3. 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 ornanment 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.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin grātia, from grātus, pleasing; see gwerə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

grace 
c.1175, "God's favor or help," from O.Fr. grace "pleasing quality, favor, good will, thanks," from L. gratia "pleasing quality, good will, gratitude," from gratus "pleasing, agreeable," from PIE base *gwer- "to praise, welcome" (cf. Skt. grnati "sings, praises, announces," Lith. gririu "to praise, celebrate," Avestan gar- "to praise"). Sense of "virtue" is c.1330, that of "beauty of form or movement, pleasing quality" is c.1340. In classical sense, "one of the three sister goddesses (L. Gratiæ, Gk. Kharites), bestowers of beauty and charm," it is first recorded in Eng. 1579 in Spenser. The short prayer that is said before or after a meal (c.1225, until 16c. usually graces) is in the sense of "gratitude." Verb meaning "to show favor" (c.1440) led to that of "to lend or add grace to something" (1586, e.g. grace us with your presence), which is the root of the musical sense in grace notes (1657). Gracious as an exclamation (1713) is short for gracious God, etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: grace
Function: noun
1 : a special favor : PRIVILEGE grace and not of right —The Mentally Disabled and the Law>
2 a : a temporary exemption b : the prerogative of mercy exercised (as by a chief executive) or granted in the form of equitable relief
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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