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original sin
(Encyclopedia) original sin, in Christian theology, the sin of Adam, by which all humankind fell from divine grace. Saint Augustine was the fundamental theologian in the formulation of this doctrine…Abbott, Edith
(Encyclopedia) Abbott, Edith: see Abbott, Grace.Newton, John
(Encyclopedia) Newton, John, 1725–1807, English clergyman and hymn writer, b. London. Until 1755, his life was spent chiefly at sea, where he eventually became the captain of a slave ship plying the…Pilgrimage of Grace
(Encyclopedia) Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536, rising of Roman Catholics in N England. It was a protest against the government's abolition of papal supremacy (1534) and confiscation (1536) of the smaller…Grace Lee Boggs Biography
Grace Lee BoggsactivistBorn: 1915Birthplace: Providence, R.I. Boggs enrolled in Barnard College in 1931 at age to study philosophy. She stayed until she received a Ph.D. in 1940. She moved to…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Grace
GraceHow much, preventing God, how much I owe To the defences thou hast round me set; Example, custom, fear, occasion slow,— These scorned bondmen were my parapet. I dare not peep over this…Grace Hazard Conkling: Tampico
TampicoGrace Hazard ConklingOh, cut me reeds to blow upon, Or gather me a star, But leave the sultry passion-flowers Growing where they are.I fear their sombre yellow deeps, Their whirling…Brewer's: Coup de Grace
The finishing stroke. When criminals were tortured by the wheel or otherwise, the executioner gave him a coup de grâce, or blow on the head or breast, to put him out of his misery. “The…Brewer's: Scant-of-grace
(A). A madcap; a wild, disorderly, graceless fellow. “You, a gentleman of birth and breeding ... associate yourself with a sort of scant-of-grace, as men call me.” —SirW.Scott: Kenilworth…Brewer's: De Bonne Grace
(French). Willingly; with good grace. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894De Die in DiemDaystar A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Trending
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