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FREE GRACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does free grace mean?
• FREE GRACE (noun)
The noun FREE GRACE has 1 sense:
1. (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
Familiarity information: FREE GRACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
free grace; grace; grace of God
Context example:
there but for the grace of God go I
Hypernyms ("free grace" is a kind of...):
beneficence (the quality of being kind or helpful or generous)
Domain category:
Christian theology (the teachings of Christian churches)
Context examples
Beautiful as she had seemed to him before, the lithe charm of her figure and the proud, free grace of her bearing were enhanced now by the rich simplicity of her attire.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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