grace
Middle English
/ˈɡraːtsə/, /ˈɡraːs(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- Various (Christian) theological meanings, usually as an attribute of God:
- luck, destiny (especially positive or beneficial)
- niceness, esteem, positive demeanour
- beneficence, goodwill, good intentions
- gracefulness, elegance; aptness, competence.
- A present; a helpful or kind act.
- relief, relenting, forgiveness
- A prayer, especially one preceding a meal.
- (rare) repute, credit
- (rare) misfortune, misadventure, doom
- (rare) unfairness, partisanship
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French grace derived from Latin grātia (favour, kindness, favor, esteem).
Origin
Latin
grātia
Gloss
favour, kindness, favor, esteem
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begrace English
- bowgrace English
- engrace English
- grace English
- graceful English
- graceless English
- gracen English
- gracer English
- gracesome English
- gracest English
- graceth English
- graceworthy English
- gracious English
- lack-grace English
- misgrace English
- overgrace English
- scapegrace English
- ungrace English
- gratiosus Latin
- grātia Latin
- grātuītus Latin
- grazia Italian
- grazie Italian
- grâce French
- gracia Spanish, Castilian
- *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European
- graça Portuguese
- graceful Middle English
- graceles Middle English
- gracelessly Middle English
- gracen Middle English
- gracious Middle English
- graciously Middle English
- graciousnesse Middle English
- grace Old French
- gracieus Old French
- graciier Old French
- gracious Old French
- gràcia Catalan, Valencian
- grație Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- gracie Middle Dutch
- graça Old Portuguese
- gracefu Scots
- gratia Interlingua