ALL meanings of fall from grace
fall from grace
F f - noun fall from grace elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness. 1
- noun fall from grace a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment: He lacked the manly graces. 1
- noun fall from grace favor or goodwill. Synonyms: kindness, kindliness, love, benignity; condescension. 1
- noun fall from grace a manifestation of favor, especially by a superior: It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school. Synonyms: forgiveness, charity, mercifulness. Antonyms: animosity, enmity, disfavor. 1
- noun fall from grace mercy; clemency; pardon: He was saved by an act of grace from the governor. Synonyms: lenity, leniency, reprieve. Antonyms: harshness. 1
- noun fall from grace favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity. 1
- noun fall from grace an allowance of time after a debt or bill has become payable granted to the debtor before suit can be brought against him or her or a penalty applied: The life insurance premium is due today, but we have 31 days' grace before the policy lapses. Compare grace period. 1
- noun fall from grace Theology. the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God. the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them. a virtue or excellence of divine origin: the Christian graces. Also called state of grace. the condition of being in God's favor or one of the elect. 1
- noun fall from grace moral strength: the grace to perform a duty. 1
- noun fall from grace a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given: Grandfather will now say grace. 1
- noun fall from grace (usually initial capital letter) a formal title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop, and formerly also a sovereign (usually preceded by your, his, etc.). 1
- noun fall from grace Graces, Classical Mythology. the goddesses of beauty, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, worshiped in Greece as the Charities and in Rome as the Gratiae. 1
- noun fall from grace Music. grace note. 1
- verb with object fall from grace to lend or add grace to; adorn: Many fine paintings graced the rooms of the house. Synonyms: embellish, beautify, deck, decorate, ornament; enhance, honor. Antonyms: disfigure, desecrate, demean. 1
- verb with object fall from grace to favor or honor: to grace an occasion with one's presence. Synonyms: glorify, elevate, exalt. Antonyms: disrespect, dishonor. 1
- idioms fall from grace but for the grace of God, under less fortunate circumstances: But for the grace of God, the brick that just fell from the roof would have hit me on the head! 1
- idioms fall from grace by the grace of God, thankfully; fortunately: By the grace of God, I won't have to deal with tax returns for another year. 1
- idioms fall from grace fall from grace, Theology. to relapse into sin or disfavor. to lose favor; be discredited: He fell from grace when the boss found out he had lied. 1
- idioms fall from grace have the grace to, to be so kind as to: Would you have the grace to help, please? 1
- idioms fall from grace in someone's good / bad graces, regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone: It is a wonder that I have managed to stay in her good graces this long. 1
- idioms fall from grace with bad grace, reluctantly; grudgingly: He apologized, but did so with bad grace. Also, with a bad grace. 1
- idioms fall from grace with good grace, willingly; ungrudgingly: She took on the extra work with good grace. 1
- noun fall from grace The loss of one's current social position, prestige, status, power, etc. 0
- verb fall from grace (Christianity) To lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings. 0
- verb fall from grace (Idiomatic) (figuratively) To fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power. 0
- noun fall from grace to do wrong; sin 0