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free grace

free grace noun: a concept of grace as a gift given freely by God, without regard to entitlement or merit.

Noun

free grace (uncountable)

  1. A concept of grace as a gift given freely by God, without regard to entitlement or merit.
    • Justification is an act of God's free grace wherein he pardoneth all our sins. (the Westminster shorter catechism of 1647, question 33http://books.google.com/books?id=7gMNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA683&dq=%22Free+Grace%22&hl=en&ei=-pv_TLz3Hsrf4ga0-ISdCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=on...

Origin of free grace

First attested in the 17th century.

Questions about free grace

What does free grace mean?
Free grace means a concept of grace as a gift given freely by God, without regard to entitlement or merit.
What part of speech is free grace?
Free grace is a noun.

Words near free grace in the dictionary

  1. free floating
  2. free floats
  3. free form
  4. Free France
  5. Free French
  6. free grace
  7. free group
  8. free groups
  9. free hand
  10. free hands
  11. free helicopter ride

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