grace

noun

• 1simple elegance or refinement of movement:she moved through the water with effortless grace
• courteous goodwill:at least he has the grace to admit his debt to her
• (graces) an attractively polite manner of behaving:she has all the social graces

• 2(in Christian belief) the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.
• a divinely given talent or blessing:the graces of the Holy Spirit
• the condition or fact of being favored by someone:he fell from grace because of drug use at the Olympics

• 3 (also grace period) a period officially allowed for payment of a sum due or for compliance with a law or condition, especially an extended period granted as a special favor:another three days' grace

• 4a short prayer of thanks said before or after a meal:before dinner the Reverend Newman said grace

• 5 (His, Her, or Your Grace) used as forms of description or address for a duke, duchess, or archbishop:His Grace, the Duke of Atholl

verb

• do honor or credit to (someone or something) by one’s presence:she bowed out from the sport she has graced for two decades
• (of a person or thing) be an attractive presence in or on; adorn:Ms. Pasco has graced the front pages of magazines like Elle and Vogue