#grace

• Aglaia — A name of Ancient Greek origin meaning 'brilliance', 'splendor', or 'beauty'. In Hellenic mythology, it represents the name of one of the three Graces (Charites), daughter of Zeus and Eurynome, symbolizing physical glory and nobility. In a botanical sense, it denotes a genus of exotic plants and trees from Southeast Asia, while in current use it remains a classic feminine first name.
• To grace — A highly rare neologism or formal stylistic loanword; it means to grant grace, officially pardon, or clear from blame, or metaphorically to embellish and instill a sense of elegance, charm, or stylistic harmony into an artwork, structure, or text.
• Graced — Endowed with grace, elegance, harmony, or distinct charm; embellished through the addition of refined aesthetic details. In a restrictive legal or historical sense, it describes an individual or act that has been officially pardoned.
• Antinomianism — A theological doctrine or radical philosophical attitude maintaining that Christians are freed from the obligation to observe the moral, civil, or ritual laws of the Old Testament, asserting that salvation is obtained exclusively through faith and divine grace; in a broad sense, it represents the rejection or challenging of any normative, legal, or institutional authority in the name of absolute spiritual or ethical freedom.
• Appoggiatura — A secondary ornamental musical note, lacking its own temporal value within the measure, which precedes a main long note and is executed rapidly, borrowing a portion of its time value; an expressive melodic embellishment. This harmonic structure creates a transient dissonance followed immediately by a consonant resolution on the base sound, specific to Baroque and Classical styles.
• Augustinianism — A Christian philosophical and theological movement based on the writings and doctrines of Saint Augustine of Hippo. Characterized by the synthesis of Platonism and biblical revelation, it emphasizes the fragility of human nature after the original sin, the absolute necessity of divine grace for salvation, and divine illumination.