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grace

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grace in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
    "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
    decorate  adorn  grace  ornament  embellish  beautify 
  2. be beautiful to look at
    "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
    deck  adorn  decorate  grace  embellish  beautify 
noun
  1. a short prayer of thanks before a meal
    "their youngest son said grace"
    grace  blessing  thanksgiving 
  2. (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"
    grace  grace of God  free grace 
  3. a disposition to kindness and compassion
    "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"
    grace  good will  goodwill 
  4. a sense of propriety and consideration for others
    "a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace"
    seemliness  grace 
  5. elegance and beauty of movement or expression
    "a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace"
    grace  gracility 
  6. (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"
    grace  saving grace  state of grace 
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