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

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Contents (3 entries · 22 senses)
S&H Smith & Hall (2)
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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.
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• grace (v.):
      1. 1. dĕcŏro, 1 (to adorn): persuasion and beauty g. the monied man, bene numatum d. Suadela Venusque, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 38: the commonwealth which he had g.d and increased, quam (remp.) decorarat atque auxerat, Cic.: v. to adorn.
      2. 2. hŏnesto, 1 (to add honour or distinction to): the master should not be g.d by his house, but the house by its master, nec domo dominus sed domino domus honestanda est, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 139: rarely of material adornment: a tuft of feathers g.ing its head, caput plumeo apice honestante, Plin. 10, 2, 2.
      3. 3. cōhŏnesto, 1 (stronger than preced.: rare): to g. a victory (by a triumph), victoriam c., Liv. 38, 47: Cic.
      4. 4. distinguo, nxi, nctum, 3; orno, ădorno, 1: v. to adorn.
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• GRACE
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  • Beauty, gratia (charm; e.g., in the manner of representing anything; of style; Vid: Quint., 10, 1, 65, and 96): pulchritudo: venustas: forma: species [SYN. in BEAUTY]: elegantia (grace, as consisting in tasteful selection): decor (poetical; e.g., Tibullus, Ov.; and post-Augustan prose, especially in Quint.): lepos (grace in words, style, speech, conversation; Vid: Herzog, Sall., Cat., 25, 5, p. 130): venus (charm, etc., ; not Cic.). Refined grace, exculta quaedam elegantia (Quint.); subtilis venustas: a peculiar grace, proprius decor (Quint.): female grace, muliebris venustas: grace and fulness of expression, suavitas dicendi et copia: to have a natural grace in conversation, etc., nativus quidam lepos in aliquo est. Graces of style, dicendi veneres: meretricious graces of style, lenocinia (Quint., Praef., 8, 26; opposed to ornamenta): the grace of the Attic dialect, gratia sermonis Attici: studied grace, venustas in gestu (Auct., Her., 3, 15, 16; too theatrical for an orator; opposed to turpitudo): without grace, insuavis; invenustus; injucundus: full of grace, suavitatis or jucunditatis plenus; venustate affluens. [Vid: GRACEFUL].
  • Favour, gratia: favor: beneficium [Vid: FRAVOR]. By the grace of God, *favente Deo; juvante Deo; *Dei beneficio (the first expressing “favor;” the second, “help;” the last, a benefit conferred).
  • Pardon, venia: indulgentia (a particular favor or indulgence shown to anybody, as Suet., Vit., 5, of a prince toward a favorite): misericordia (mercy, pity): impunitas (impunity offered to, or obtained by anybody [Vid: AMNESTY]: gratia (favor bestowed on anybody). To sue for grace, veniam delicti precari (with regard to a crime); veniam praeteritorum precari (for the past, e.g., on account of rebellion); suum periculum deprecari (in imminent danger, death, etc.): to obtain grace, impetrare veniam: veniam invenire; from anybody, ab aliquo [Vid. PARDON, s.] . There is no more grace to be hoped, sublata est spes veniae.
  • Thanks, Vid :; also, laudes gratesque (a prayer of praise and thanks).
  • As title; e.g., “Your grace!” *Tu, vir generosissime! princeps (imperator) clementissime! clementia vestra! (the last two were used in addressing the Roman Emperors; Vid: Gesneri Thes.).
  • Grace personified as a goddess, Charis (Χάρις), or, pure Latin, Gratia: the Graces, Charites (Χάριτες), or, pure Latin, Gratiae.
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  • v. To embellish, to adorn, ornare: exornare: adornare: excolere: distinguere: vestire aliqua re [SYN. in ADORN]. To grace a narrative, narrationem gratia et venere exornare: the things or objects that grace the life of man, res, quae vitam instruunt: to grace anything by the mode of relating it, aliquid verbis exornare, or oratione exornare: to grace (e.g., a company) with one’s presence, praesentia sua (of one) or frequentia (of several persons) ornare aliquem: to grace anybody (= be an honor to him), honori, decori or ornamento esse; alicui perhonorificum esse.
  • To favor, Vid: GRACEFUL, venustus (charming and captivating the senses): lepidus (connected with λεπτός, PROP. = light; hence of a light, airy grace; lepidi mores, Plaut.; dictum, Hor., In Auct. Her., lepida et concinna [opposed to magna et pulchra] = prettinesses; petty gracefulnesses of style that soon weary): decorus (poetical and in post-Augustan prose, especially the historians; not in this sense in Cic.): elegans: concinnus et elegans: comtus: nitidus et comptus: bellus [SYN. in ELEGANT]. Sometimes suavis: dulcis. To be graceful, habere suavitatem: conjunctum esse suavitate: to be exceedingly graceful, mirifica esse suavitate; affluere venustate: to render graceful, alicui rei venustatem afferre, or amoenitatem suppeditare: a graceful attitude, formosus habitus (e.g., in throwing a spear): a noble and graceful exterior, ad dignitatem apposita species et forma: of a graceful shape or form, forma or specie venusta (only of persons): a very graceful female, mulier venustissima; mulier forma or specie venustissima; mulier omnibus simulacris emendatior (Petronius, 126, 13): a graceful delivery (of a speaker), suaviloquentia (Cic., Brut., 15, 58): Vid: ELEGANT.