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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• grace (subs.):
    1. I. Favour, good-will: grātia: to get into any one's good g.s, alicujus gratiam conciliare, Cic. (v. favour): with a good or bad g. (i. e., with good or ill will), cum bona, mala, g., Ter. Ph. 4, 3, 17: without an adj., to obtain anything with a good g., aliquid impetrare cum g., Ter. And. 2, 5. 11: so, with a bad g., ingratiis, Ter. Ph. 5, 6, 48: or contr. ingrātīs: v. unwillingly.
    2. II. In special (theol.) sense; free favour of God: grātia: Vulg. pass.: Aug.
    3. III. Indulgence, mercy, pardon:
      1. 1. vĕnia: g. is the remission of merited punishment, v. est poenae meritae remissio, Sen. Clem. 2, 7, init.: to obtain peace and g. from the conquerors, pacem v.que a victoribus impetrare, Liv. 37, 45 (v. pardon): to give (one) day's g., dare v. (unius) diei, Liv. 26, 17, ad fin.
      2. 2. (esp. of the gods): pax, pācis, f.: to beg grace and mercy from Jove, ab Jove p. ac veniam petere, Cic. Rab. perd. 2, 5: Virg. To show g. to any one, ignoscere (with dat.): v. to forgive.
    4. IV. Thanks: esp. in phr., to say g. before and after a meal: consecrationem recitare; gratias agere: Erasm. Conviv. Relig.
    5. V. Beauty; charming fitness:
      1. 1. grātia: he (Horace) is full of pleasantness and g., plenus est jucunditatis et g., Quint. 10, 1, 96: g. of form, g. formae, Ov. Met. 7, 44; g. corporis, Suet.
      2. 2. dĕcor, ōris, m. (chiefly poet. or late): g. (in an orator) arises from gesture and motion, d. a gestu atque a motu venit, Quint. 11, 3, 67: Liv.: Ov.
      3. 3. vĕnustas (elegance, good taste, attractiveness: strictly the characteristic of a woman, as dignitas of a man, Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130: cf. ib. 1, 30, 107): to speak with dignity and g., agere cum dignitate et v., Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142: g.s of phraseology, verborum venustates, Gell. 17, 20.
      4. 4. vĕnus, ĕris, f. (chiefly poet. or late): a play without any g. (or beauty), fabula nullius v., Hor. A. P. 320: Isocrates aimed at all the g.s of style, I. omnes dicendi v. sectatus est, Quint. 10, 1, 79: they wanted one g. (he said), unam v. deesse, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.
      5. 5. lĕpor or lĕpos, ōris, m. (esp. of manner and conversation): an example of politeness, wit, amiability, g., specimen humanitatis, salis, suavitatis, leporis, Cic. Tusc. 5, 19., 55: v. charm, pleasantry.
      6. 6. ēlĕgantia: v. elegance.
    6. VI. That which sets off or adorns: dĕcus, ŏris, n.: the g. of modesty, d. pudoris, Ov.: v. ornament. Phr.: meretricious g.s, lēnōcĭnia: cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146.
    7. VII. As mythological name:
      1. 1. Grātiae (not used in sing.): the comely G.s, G. decentes, Hor.: Inscr.
      2. 2. Chăris, ĭtis, f., (χάρις: rare in sing.): the G.s are the daughters of Jove, Charites filiae Jovis sunt, Sen. Ben. 1, 4: Plin. Gen. pl., Charitōn, Lucr.: dat. pl., Chărĭsĭn (χάρισιν), Prop.
    8. VIII. As title of nobility: your Grace: clēmentia tua: form of address under the emperors: Spart. Geta, init.