World English Dictionary
| grace (ɡreɪs) | |
| — n | |
| 1. | elegance and beauty of movement, form,expression, or proportion |
| 2. | a pleasing or charming quality |
| 3. | goodwill or favour |
| 4. | the granting of a favour or the manifestationof goodwill, esp by a superior |
| 5. | a sense of propriety and consideration forothers |
| 6. | ( plural ) |
| a. affectation of manner (esp in the phraseairs and graces ) | |
| b. in someone's good graces regardedfavourably and with kindness by someone | |
| 7. | mercy; clemency |
| 8. | Christianity |
| a. the free and unmerited favour of Godshown towards man | |
| b. the divine assistance and power given toman in spiritual rebirth and sanctification | |
| c. the condition of being favoured orsanctified by God | |
| d. an unmerited gift, favour, etc, granted byGod | |
| 9. | a short prayer recited before or after a mealto invoke a blessing upon the food or givethanks for it |
| 10. | music a melodic ornament or decoration |
| 11. | See days of grace |
| 12. | with bad grace , with a bad grace unwillingly or grudgingly |
| 13. | with good grace , with a good grace willingly or cheerfully |
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