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  • 21With a bad grace — Grace Grace (gr[=a]s), n. [F. gr[^a]ce, L. gratia, from gratus beloved, dear, agreeable; perh. akin to Gr. ? to rejoice, cha ris favor, grace, Skr. hary to desire, and E. yearn. Cf. {Grateful}, {Gratis}.] 1. The exercise of love, kindness, mercy …

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  • 22With a good grace — Grace Grace (gr[=a]s), n. [F. gr[^a]ce, L. gratia, from gratus beloved, dear, agreeable; perh. akin to Gr. ? to rejoice, cha ris favor, grace, Skr. hary to desire, and E. yearn. Cf. {Grateful}, {Gratis}.] 1. The exercise of love, kindness, mercy …

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  • 23grace — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin gratia favor, charm, thanks, from gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to Sanskrit gṛṇāti he praises Date: 12th century 1. a. unmerited divine assistance given humans for their… …

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  • 24muse — I. verb (mused; musing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French muser to gape, idle, muse, from Old French *mus mouth of an animal, from Medieval Latin musus Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to become absorbed in thought; especially… …

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  • 25Norse mythological influences on later literature — Norse mythology provides a rich and diverse source which many later writers have borrowed from or built upon. The most well known example is probably The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, although he was by no means the first writer to draw… …

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  • 26Dahomey mythology — The Dahomey (or Fon) are a nation located in Benin, Africa. The mythology of the Dahomey includes an entire pantheon of thunder gods; for example, Xevioso (also Xewioso) is the god of thunder in the So region. The head of the thunder pantheon is… …

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  • 27Moander — is the god of rot and corruption in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of Hasbro s Dungeons Dragons role playing game. Although the deity s origins have never been made clear, Moander appears throughout some of Faerun s earliest historical… …

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  • 28Graces — [grās′iz] pl.n. 〚transl. of L Gratiae (see GRACE), transl. of Gr Charites, pl. of Charis: see CHARISMA〛 Gr. Myth. the three sister goddesses who have contr …

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  • 29Graces — noun Three sister goddesses in Greek mythology. Syn: Charities …

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  • 30grace — grace1 [ greıs ] noun ** ▸ 1 beautiful movement/look ▸ 2 kind/pleasant behavior ▸ 3 love/kindness God gives ▸ 4 prayer of thanks ▸ 5 extra time to so something ▸ 6 grace note ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount a smooth and beautiful way of moving: She… …

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