Grace
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Grace may stand for:
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Meaning
- a quality of aesthetics, usually applied to human motion. e.g. she moves gracefully.
- "social graces"; see etiquette.
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Religion
- favors received from God, see divine grace (Charisma)
- a short prayer said before a meal to bless and give thanks for it, in folk practices of Christianity and other religions.
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Title
- His or Her Grace was the style of the King or Queen of Scots
- also some time an alternative to (His) Majesty for the English (later British) King.
- His/Her Grace (addressed as Your Grace) is the style of a (British) duke/duchess;
also used to render continental equivalents, such as German (Seine) Gnade and Dutch (Zijne) Genade (used for Count or higher peerage equivalents)
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Names
- a feminine given name, Grâce in French :
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- Princess Grace (born Grace Kelly, a movie star) of Monaco
- any of the Three Graces in Greek mythology, see Charites.
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Movies and TV
- a 2006 movie starring Sandra Bullock
- TV series Will & Grace.
- TV series Grace Under Fire.
- The movies Dogville and Manderlay by Lars von Trier feature a leading actress named "Grace".
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Music
- a 1994 album by Jeff Buckley.
- a 1990s dance music group, Grace (dance music)
- a progressive rock band, see Grace (band).
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Other
- the acronym GRACE for Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment.
- a WYSIWYG 2D plotting tool, see Grace (plotting tool).
- the Hyundai Grace, a RV in minibus and van built by Hyundai Motor Company.
