grace
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2.8
- noun
- /ɡreɪs/
- Sometimes they said grace before dinner; she could see them through her porch window.
- say grace
- grace before meals
- grace before dinner
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Examples
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Adam is six months old. He watches his parents as they say grace.
Fiction book (1999) -
When Daddy said grace, he thanked God for "all those present at our table."
Fiction book (1995) -
Yes, um, it's just... would you mind if we said grace first?
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June, do you say grace at Thanksgiving?
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"Sheila, please say the grace tonight," my father asked, once we were all assembled around the dinner table.
Fiction book (1997) -
We bowed our heads, and then my mother said grace over the food.
Fiction book (2000) -
We were sitting around the table by then, and Luanne had finished saying grace.
Fiction book (2002) -
Delilah said grace: "Our Heavenly Father, bless this food we are about to receive."
Fiction book (1991) -
Dear God, bless this food we are about to eat, and bless the harvest of the grapes you have given us in your wisdom and grace, amen.
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Before we eat, let's pause for a moment and say grace to give thanks.
Synonyms
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1.0
Words you say or write to show you are grateful
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1.8
A short prayer asking God or a higher power for help
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3.2
A short prayer or words that show you are grateful, often before a meal
Idioms
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9.8
Words people say to show thanks when something happens because of Allah's kindness
Compounds
- Informal
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4.4
A good quality that makes someone or something acceptable despite faults
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7.2
An American actress who became the princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III
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9.9
A small European plant with strong, bitter-smelling leaves that may irritate skin
- Archaic
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9.5
A year counted since the birth of Jesus, used in formal or historical dates
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grace comes from the Latin root gratia, meaning 'thanks' or 'favor'. The small prayer before or after a meal is called grace because it is a short 'thank you', which links the old meaning of 'thanks' to the modern use.