| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| moving with grace |
agile
,
flexible
,
limber
,
lissome
,
lithe
,
supple
|
| theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture) |
antinomianism
|
| grace or embellishing note |
appoggiatura
,
trill
|
| (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) |
Augustine
,
Augustine of Hippo
,
Saint Augustine
,
St. Augustine
|
| exercise for muscle tone, grace |
calisthenics
|
| Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) |
Calvin
,
Jean Caulvin
,
Jean Cauvin
,
Jean Chauvin
,
John Calvin
|
| theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone |
Calvinism
|
| unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace |
deadly sin
,
mortal sin
|
| social grace |
diplomacy
,
poise
,
savoir faire
,
tact
|
| marked by grace |
elegant
|
| religion believing in the Gospels, faith, grace over sacraments |
Evangelicals
|
| unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression |
gracelessness
,
ungracefulness
|
| oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency |
heaviness
,
ponderousness
|
| English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674) |
John Milton
,
Milton
|
| saving grace |
mitigating factor
,
redeeming quality
|
| (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins |
purgatory
|
| formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as inst |
sacrament
|
| theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace |
synergism
|
| sin that is minor and may receive God's grace |
venial sin
|
| pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace |
venial sin
|
