[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

grace \grace\ gr=as, n. f. gr^ace, l. gratia, from gratus
   beloved, dear, agreeable; perh. akin to gr. ? to rejoice,
   cha`ris favor, grace, skr. hary to desire, and e. yearn. cf.
   grateful, gratis.
   1. the exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition
      to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege
      conferred.
      1913 webster

            to bow and sue for grace
            with suppliant knee.                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. theol. the divine favor toward man; the mercy of god, as
      distinguished from his justice; also, any benefits his
      mercy imparts; divine love or pardon; a state of
      acceptance with god; enjoyment of the divine favor.
      1913 webster

            and if by grace, then is it no more of works. --rom.
                                                  xi. 6.
      1913 webster

            my grace is sufficicnt for thee.      --2 cor. xii.
                                                  9.
      1913 webster

            where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.
                                                  --rom. v. 20.
      1913 webster

            by whom also we have access by faith into this grace
            wherein we stand.                     --rom. v.2
      1913 webster

   3. law
      a the prerogative of mercy execised by the executive, as
          pardon.
      b the same prerogative when exercised in the form of
          equitable relief through chancery.
          1913 webster

   4. fortune; luck; -- used commonly with hard or sorry when it
      means misfortune. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   5. inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic
      fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit.
      1913 webster

            he is complete in feature and in mind.
            with all good grace to grace a gentleman. --shak.
      1913 webster

            i have formerly given the general character of mr.
            addison's style and manner as natural and
            unaffected, easy and polite, and full of those
            graces which a flowery imagination diffuses over
            writing.                              --blair.
      1913 webster

   6. beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness;
      commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form.
      1913 webster

            grace in women gains the affections sooner, and
            secures them longer, than any thing else. --hazlitt.
      1913 webster

            i shall answer and thank you again for the gift and
            the grace of the gift.                --longfellow.
      1913 webster

   7. pl. myth. graceful and beautiful females, sister
      goddesses, represented by ancient writers as the
      attendants sometimes of apollo but oftener of venus. they
      were commonly mentioned as three in number; namely,
      aglaia, euphrosyne, and thalia, and were regarded as the
      inspirers of the qualities which give attractiveness to
      wisdom, love, and social intercourse.
      1913 webster

            the graces love to weave the rose.    --moore.
      1913 webster

            the loves delighted, and the graces played. --prior.
      1913 webster

   8. the title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and
      formerly of the king of england.
      1913 webster

            how fares your grace                 --shak.
      1913 webster

   9. commonly pl. thanks. obs.
      1913 webster

            yielding graces and thankings to their lord
            melibeus.                             --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   10. a petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks
       rendered, before or after a meal.
       1913 webster

   11. pl. mus. ornamental notes or short passages, either
       introduced by the performer, or indicated by the
       composer, in which case the notation signs are called
       grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc.
       1913 webster

   12. eng. universities an act, vote, or decree of the
       government of the institution; a degree or privilege
       conferred by such vote or decree. --walton.
       1913 webster

   13. pl. a play designed to promote or display grace of
       motion. it consists in throwing a small hoop from one
       player to another, by means of two sticks in the hands of
       each. called also grace hoop or hoops.
       1913 webster

   act of grace. see under act.

   day of grace theol., the time of probation, when the
      offer of divine forgiveness is made and may be accepted.
      1913 webster

            that day of grace fleets fast away.   --i. watts.

   days of grace com., the days immediately following the
      day when a bill or note becomes due, which days are
      allowed to the debtor or payer to make payment in. in
      great britain and the united states, the days of grace are
      three, but in some countries more, the usages of merchants
      being different.

   good graces, favor; friendship.

   grace cup.
       a a cup or vessel in which a health is drunk after
           grace.
       b a health drunk after grace has been said.
           1913 webster

                 the grace cup follows to his sovereign's
                 health.                          --hing.

   grace drink, a drink taken on rising from the table; a
      grace cup.
      1913 webster

            to queen margaret, of scotland . . . we owe the
            custom of the grace drink, she having established it
            as a rule at her table, that whosoever staid till
            grace was said was rewarded with a bumper. --encyc.
                                                  brit.

   grace hoop, a hoop used in playing graces. see grace, n.,
      13.

   grace note mus., an appoggiatura. see appoggiatura, and
      def. 11 above.

   grace stroke, a finishing stoke or touch; a coup de grace.
      

   means of grace, means of securing knowledge of god, or
      favor with god, as the preaching of the gospel, etc.

   to do grace, to reflect credit upon.
      1913 webster

            content to do the profession some grace. --shak.

   to say grace, to render thanks before or after a meal.

   with a good grace, in a fit and proper manner grace fully;
      graciously.

   with a bad grace, in a forced, reluctant, or perfunctory
      manner; ungraciously.
      1913 webster

            what might have been done with a good grace would at
            least
            be done with a bad grace.             --macaulay.

   syn: elegance; comeliness; charm; favor; kindness; mercy.

   usage: grace, mercy. these words, though often
          interchanged, have each a distinctive and peculiar
          meaning. grace, in the strict sense of the term, is
          spontaneous favor to the guilty or undeserving; mercy
          is kindness or compassion to the suffering or
          condemned. it was the grace of god that opened a way
          for the exercise of mercy toward men. see elegance.
          1913 webster
see also:
grateful gratis grace hoop hoops act of grace act 
day of grace days of grace good graces grace cup grace drink 
grace hoop grace grace note appoggiatura grace stroke 
means of grace to do grace to say grace with a good grace with a bad grace 
mercy elegance 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

grace \grace\, v. t. imp.  p. p. graced; p. pr.  vb. n.
   gracing.
   1. to adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
      1913 webster

            great jove and phoebus graced his noble line.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

            we are graced with wreaths of victory. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor.
      1913 webster

            he might, at his pleasure, grace or disgrace whom he
            would
            in court.                             --knolles.
      1913 webster

   3. to supply with heavenly grace. --bp. hall.
      1913 webster

   4. mus. to add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
      1913 webster
see also:
graced gracing 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

grace
     n 1: bhristian theology a state of sanctification by god; the
          state of one who 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" syn: saving grace,
          state of grace
     2: elegance and beauty of movement or expression syn: gracility
     3: a sense of propriety and consideration for others syn: seemliness
        ant: unseemliness
     4: a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will;
        "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished" syn: good
        will, goodwill
     5: greek mythology one of three sisters who were the givers
        of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors
     6: a short prayer of thanks before a meal syn: blessing, thanksgiving
     7: 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" syn: grace of god, free grace
     v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
          "decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself
          for the special day" syn: decorate, adorn, ornament,
           embellish, beautify
     2: be beautiful to look at; "flowers adorned the tables
        everywhere" syn: deck, adorn, decorate, embellish,
         beautify
see also:
saving grace state of grace gracility seemliness unseemliness good will 
goodwill blessing thanksgiving grace of god free grace 
decorate adorn ornament embellish beautify 
deck 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

467 moby thesaurus words for "grace":
   angelus, atticism, ave, ave maria, bomfog, benthamism,
   christian charity, christian love, hail mary, kyrie eleison,
   paternoster, ability, absolution, acciaccatura, acknowledgment,
   acquired taste, act of grace, act of kindness, address, adeptness,
   adorn, adroitness, advantageousness, agape, agreeableness,
   aid prayer, airmanship, altruism, amenities, amnesty, appeal,
   appealingness, appoggiatura, appreciation of excellence,
   appropriateness, arabesque, array, artfulness, artisanship,
   artistry, attractiveness, auspiciousness, beadroll, beads,
   beatification, beatitude, beauteousness, beautifulness, beautify,
   beauty, beauty unadorned, become one, becomingness, bedeck,
   bedizen, benediction, benefaction, beneficence, beneficialness,
   benefit, benevolence, benevolent disposition, benevolentness,
   benignity, beseechment, bestow honor upon, bewitchment,
   bidding prayer, bigheartedness, blazon, blessedness, blessing,
   bloom, boon, bravura, breeding, breviary, brilliance,
   brotherly love, cadence, cadenza, canonization, capability,
   capacity, captivation, caritas, censor, ceremonies, chaplet,
   charitableness, charity, charm, chasteness, chastity, choiceness,
   civilities, civilized taste, civilizedness, clarity, class,
   classicalism, classicism, clearness, clemency, cleverness, cogency,
   cognizance, collect, color, coloratura, comeliness, command,
   commiseration, communion, compassion, compassionateness,
   competence, condolence, confer distinction on, conscience,
   conscientiousness, consecration, considerateness, consideration,
   contemplation, control, coordination, correctness, courtesy, craft,
   craftsmanship, credit, crediting, cultivated taste, cultivation,
   culture, cunning, daintiness, dandify, decency, deck, deck out,
   decorate, decorum, dedication, deftness, delicacy, delightfulness,
   desert, devotion, devotions, dexterity, dextrousness, dignify,
   dignities, dignity, diplomacy, directness, discernment,
   discrimination, distinction, distinguish, division, dizen,
   do-goodism, doll up, dress, dress up, ease, efficiency, elegance,
   elegancies, elegancy, embellish, embellishment, emblazon,
   embroider, enchantment, enhance, enravishment, enrich,
   enshrinement, entrancement, entreaty, ethical self, etiquette,
   exaltation, excellence, exculpation, excuse, exemption,
   exoneration, expedience, expertise, exquisiteness, facility,
   fairness, fascination, fastidiousness, favor, favorableness,
   feeling, felicitousness, felicity, fig out, fineness, finesse,
   finish, fioritura, first-rateness, fittingness, fix up, flight,
   flourish, flow, flower power, flowing periods, fluency,
   forbearance, forgiveness, formalities, furbish, garnish,
   generosity, gentilities, giving, glamorize, glamour, glorification,
   glow, good deed, good manners, good offices, good taste, good turn,
   goodliness, goodness, goodwill, grace note, gracefulness, graces,
   gracility, graciosity, graciousness, greatheartedness, grip,
   gussy up, hallowing, handiness, handsomeness, healthiness,
   helpfulness, honor, horsemanship, humanitarianism, humanity, hymn,
   immunity, impetration, imploration, incidental, incidental note,
   indemnity, indulgence, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inner arbiter,
   intercession, invitingness, invocation, inward monitor,
   justification, justification by works, kind deed, kind offices,
   kindliness, kindly act, kindness, know-how, labor of love,
   largeheartedness, leniency, lenity, limpidity, litany,
   long mordent, love, love of mankind, loveliness, lucidity, luxury,
   manna, mannerliness, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, meditation,
   mercifulness, mercy, merit, mitigation, mitzvah, moral censor,
   mordent, naturalness, neatness, niceness, nicety, obligation,
   obsecration, obtestation, office, orison, ornament, paean, paint,
   pardon, passage, pathos, pellucidity, perspicuity, petition,
   philanthropism, philanthropy, pity, plainness, pleasantness,
   poetry, poise, polish, politeness, practical ability, praise,
   pralltriller, prank, prank up, prayer, prayer of thanks,
   prayer wheel, preen, prettify, prettiness, pretty up, primp,
   primp up, prink, prink up, proficiency, profitableness, propriety,
   prowess, pulchritude, purification, purity, quality, quarter,
   quickness, readiness, recognition, redecorate, redemption, redo,
   refinement, refurbish, relief, remission, remission of sin,
   reprieve, resource, resourcefulness, respite, responsiveness,
   restraint, rewardingness, rites, rituals, rogation, rosary,
   roulade, run, ruth, sainthood, sainting, sanctification,
   savoir faire, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, seemliness,
   self-pity, sensuousness, service, set off, set out, setting apart,
   shrift, signalize, silent prayer, simplicity, single mordent,
   skill, skillfulness, smarten, smarten up, smoothness,
   social conscience, sophistication, soundness, sparing, spruce up,
   state of grace, straightforwardness, style, suaveness, suavity,
   subtlety, suit, superego, superiority, suppleness, supplication,
   sympathy, tact, tactfulness, tantalizingness, taste, tastefulness,
   technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill,
   technique, temptingness, tender conscience, tenderness, terseness,
   thank offering, thank-you, thanks, thanksgiving, the beautiful,
   timing, titivate, trick out, trick up, trim, turn,
   twinge of conscience, unaffectedness, usefulness, utilitarianism,
   validity, value, virtue, virtuosity, virtuousness,
   voice of conscience, voluptuousness, welfarism, well-disposedness,
   wholeness, winningness, winsomeness, wit, witchery, wizardry,
   workmanship, worth

[5] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

grace
   1. of form or person prov. 1:9; 3:22; ps. 45:2. 2. favour,
   kindness, friendship gen. 6:8; 18:3; 19:19; 2 tim. 1:9. 3.
   god's forgiving mercy rom. 11:6; eph. 2:5. 4. the gospel as
   distinguished from the law john 1:17; rom. 6:14; 1 pet. 5:12.
   5. gifts freely bestowed by god; as miracles, prophecy,
   tongues rom. 15:15; 1 cor. 15:10; eph. 3:8. 6. christian
   virtues 2 cor. 8:7; 2 pet. 3:18. 7. the glory hereafter to
   be revealed 1 pet. 1:13.
   

[6] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

grace. that which a person is not entitled to by law, but which is extended 
to him as a favor; a pardon, for example, is an act of grace. there are-
certain days allowed to a payer of a promissory note or bill of exchange, 
beyond the time which appears on its face, which are called days of grace. 
q. v. 

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

grace, id city, fips 32500
  location: 42.57634 n, 111.73003 w
  population 1990: 973 379 housing units
  area: 2.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 83241

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

grace, id -- u.s. city in idaho
   population 2000:    990
   housing units 2000: 389
   land area 2000:     0.987294 sq. miles 2.557079 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.987294 sq. miles 2.557079 sq. km
   fips code:            32500
   located within:       idaho id, fips 16
   location:             42.576245 n, 111.729599 w
   zip codes 1990:     83241
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    grace, id
    grace

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