Grace
Encyclopedia
Film
- Grace (film)Grace (film)Grace is a 2009 film written and directed by Paul Solet. It is based on the 2006 short film with the same title that featured Liza Weil and Brian Austin Green. The short film was used to obtain funding for the feature version....
, a 2009 horror film - States of GraceStates of GraceStates of Grace is a 2005 drama film by Richard Dutcher which tells the story of two Mormon missionaries in Santa Monica, California...
, a 2005 drama film
Games
- The Game of gracesGame of gracesThe Game of Graces was a popular leisure activity for young girls during the early 1800s. The game was invented in France during the first quarter of the 19th century and called there le jeu des Graces. The Game of Graces was considered a proper game benefiting young ladies and, supposedly,...
, a 19th century game for young girls - Tales of GracesTales of Gracesis the 12th mothership title and the newest generation in the Tales series for the Wii and PlayStation 3. It follows lead character Asbel Lhant, who desires to obtain greater strength. Its characteristic genre name is . The opening theme is by BoA...
, a 2009 Tales of game by Namco Tales Studio
Literature
- "Grace" (short story)Grace (short story)"Grace" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. According to Stanislaus Joyce, the story is based on Dante's Divine Comedy.-Plot summary:...
, by James Joyce in Dubliners (1914)
Music
- Grace (band), a 1990s dance music group
- Grace (musician)Grace (musician)Grace Young, or more commonly known as Grace, is a Canadian-born, American female musician, signed to Universal Music, who sings folk, reggae, soul, blues-style original songs. She has released one album, Hall of Mirrors. She is the daughter of musician Jonathan Edwards.-Biography:Grace was born in...
, a Universal Music recording artist - Grace (singer)Grace (Singer)GraceGraceGrace(born january 1 1992 is a Russian-born actress, singer and musician. She is best known for her song "When The Lights Go Down" which was released on Randy Jackson's dance label, Dream Merchant 21....
, Russian singer - Grace noteGrace noteA grace note is a kind of music notation used to denote several kinds of musical ornaments. When occurring by itself, a single grace note normally indicates the intention of either an appoggiatura or an acciaccatura...
Albums
- Grace, an album by Tribes of NeurotTribes of NeurotTribes of Neurot is an experimental ambient band that infuse tribal-like sounds into their music.-Biography:Tribes of Neurot is a side project of Neurosis that consists of all the members of Neurosis along with additional musicians. The music explores many of the same themes that Neurosis does but...
- Grace, an album by the Wild StrawberriesWild Strawberries (band)Wild Strawberries is a Canadian pop band made up of married couple Roberta Carter-Harrison and Ken Harrison, who are also, respectively, a physiotherapist and a doctor by trade...
- Grace (Jeff Buckley album) (1994), by Jeff Buckley
- Grace (Lee Soo Young album), an album by Lee Soo Young
- Grace (Simon Webbe album)Grace (Simon Webbe album)Grace is the second studio album released by Blue band-member and singer-songwriter Simon Webbe. The album was released on 13 November 2006. After entering the UK Albums Chart at #40 based on downloads only, the album peaked at #11 upon its physical release. In Ireland, it failed to chart inside...
, by Simon Webbe
Songs
- "Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
" - "Grace", an Irish ballad about Grace GiffordGrace GiffordGrace Evelyn Gifford Plunkett was an Irish artist and cartoonist who was active in the Republican movement...
- "Grace", a 2008 song by Parachute Band from the album Technicolor (album)Technicolor (album)Technicolor is the second album released by the gospel musical group Parachute Band. Released on October 14, 2008, the album features 11 new tracks based around the concept that God’s living water equals life in all its color. Technicolor debuted at #10 on the U.S...
- "Grace", a 2009 song by Lamb of God from the album Wrath
- "Grace" (Apocalyptica song)Grace (Apocalyptica song)"Grace" is a song by the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica, featuring Tomoyasu Hotei on guitar.The song is featured in NHL 09 video game.-Music video:...
, a 2007 song by Apocalyptica featuring Tomoyasu Hotei. - "Grace" (Jeff Buckley song), a 1994 song by Jeff Buckley
- "Grace" (Miss Kittin song)Grace (Miss Kittin song)"Grace" is a song by French recording artist Miss Kittin. It is the second and final single from her fourth studio album BatBox . Co-written and produced by Pascal Gabriel, it is composed as an electropop love song.-Critical reception:Quentin B...
, a 2008 song by Miss Kittin - "Grace" (Simon Webbe song)Grace (Simon Webbe song)"Grace / Ride The Storm" is the fourth and final single released from Blue band-member Simon Webbe's second solo album, Grace. Although Ride The Storm only features on the SEA Special Edition of Grace, the song served as the official theme from the soundtrack to the 2007 sci-fi film, Fantastic...
, a 2007 song by Simon Webbe - "Grace" (Supergrass song)Grace (Supergrass song)"Grace" is a song by the Britpop band Supergrass. It was the second single to be taken from Life on Other Planets, the band's fourth album. Unlike the previous single "Never Done Nothing Like That Before", it was released on all major formats in September 2002 and made #13 in the UK Singles...
, a 2002 song by Supergrass - "Grace" (U2 song), a 2000 song by U2
- "Grace" (Will Young song)Grace (Will Young song)"Grace" is a pop song recorded by British singer Will Young and is the second single from his fourth studio album, Let It Go. The song was released on 22nd December 2008, and performed on The X Factor on the 8th November 2008, and subsequently on Children in Need 2008...
, a song on Will Young's fourth album Let It Go - "Grace Kelly" (song)Grace Kelly (song)"Grace Kelly" is a song by the English singer Mika, released for download on January 9, 2007. It also appears on Mika's 2007 album Life in Cartoon Motion. Produced and mixed by Greg Wells, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number three and the UK Official Download Chart at number one...
, a song by Mika - "The Grace" (song)The Grace (song)The Grace is a song written by Canadian recording artist and producer Daniel Victor in August 2005 and appears on the Neverending White Lights' debut album, Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies.-Background:...
, a 2005 song by Canadian band Neverending White Lights - "Grace", a 1967 song by rock band Country Joe and the Fish, from their first album Electric Music for the Mind and BodyElectric Music for the Mind and BodyElectric Music for the Mind and Body is Country Joe and the Fish's debut album. It was one of the first psychedelic albums to come out of San Francisco....
Television
- "Grace" (Stargate SG-1)Grace (Stargate SG-1)"Grace" is an episode from Season 7 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. Amanda Tapping won a Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Lead Performance - Female" for this episode.-Plot:...
, a television series episode - Grace Under FireGrace Under FireGrace Under Fire is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1993 to February 1998. The show starred Brett Butler, and was the highest rated new comedy of the 1993–1994 season.- Premise of show :...
, an American sitcom that aired on ABC - Will & GraceWill & GraceWill & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006 for a total of eight seasons. Will & Grace remains the most successful television series with gay principal characters...
, an American sitcom that aired on NBC
People with the surname Grace
- Helen GraceHelen GraceHelen Grace is an English actress who trained at the Drama Centre London, now part of the University of the Arts, London. She grew up as an only child in Northwood, attended St...
, British actress - John Hilton GraceJohn Hilton GraceJohn Hilton Grace was a British mathematician.-Early life:He was born in Halewood, near Liverpool, the eldest of the six children of a farmer. He was educated at the village school and the Liverpool Institute...
, a British mathematician - Maggie GraceMaggie GraceMargaret Grace Denig , best known as Maggie Grace, is an American actress. Originally from Worthington, Ohio, she dropped out of high school to move to Los Angeles with her mother after her parents' divorce. While struggling financially, she landed her first role as the title character in the...
American actress - Mark Grace, baseball player
- Michael Grace (disambiguation)
- Oliver GraceOliver GraceOliver Grace, of Shanganagh, was chosen in 1689 as the representative in Parliament of the borough of Ballynakill, in the Queen's County, Ireland.-Political career:...
, Chief Remembrancer of the Irish Exchequer - Ted GraceTed GraceEdward Laurence "Ted" Grace is an Australian politician. Born in Swansea in Wales, he migrated to Australia where he became a self-employed air-conditioning consultant. He was elected to Fairfield City Council and then Prospect County Council, a public electric power distribution utility in New...
, Australian politician - Thomas Grace (California)Thomas Grace (California)Thomas Grace was the second Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, in Sacramento, California.-Early life:...
, American Roman Catholic bishop - Thomas Grace (Minnesota), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Topher GraceTopher GraceChristopher John "Topher" Grace is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Eric Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, Eddie Brock/Venom in the Sam Raimi film Spider-Man 3, and Edwin in the 2010 film Predators....
, an American actor - William Gilbert Grace, an English cricketer
- William Russell GraceWilliam Russell GraceWilliam Russell Grace was the first Roman Catholic mayor of New York City and the founder of W. R. Grace and Company.-Biography:He was born on May 10, 1832 in Ballylinan, County Laois, Ireland....
, founder of W. R. Grace and Company
Religion
- Divine graceDivine graceIn Christian theology, grace is God’s gift of God’s self to humankind. It is understood by Christians to be a spontaneous gift from God to man - "generous, free and totally unexpected and undeserved" - that takes the form of divine favour, love and clemency. It is an attribute of God that is most...
in theology - Grace (Christianity)Grace (Christianity)In Christian theology, grace is God’s gift of God’s self to humankind. It is understood by Christians to be a spontaneous gift from God to man - "generous, free and totally unexpected and undeserved" - that takes the form of divine favour, love and clemency. It is an attribute of God that is most...
- Actual graceActual graceActual grace is, in Roman Catholic theology, a share in God's life. It is contrasted with sanctifying grace, which is a state of being that can be permanent, in that it consists only in a passing influence of God on the soul....
, a Roman Catholic theological concept - Irresistible graceIrresistible graceIrresistible Grace is a doctrine in Christian theology particularly associated with Calvinism, which teaches that the saving grace of God is effectually applied to those whom he has determined to save and, in God's timing, overcomes their resistance to obeying the call of the gospel, bringing...
, a Calvinist theological concept - Prevenient gracePrevenient gracePrevenient grace is a Christian theological concept rooted in Augustinian theology. It is embraced primarily by Arminian Christians who are influenced by the theology of Jacob Arminius or John Wesley. Wesley typically referred to it in 18th century language as prevenient grace...
, a Wesleyan theological concept - Sola gratiaSola gratiaSola gratia is one of the five solas propounded to summarise the Reformers' basic beliefs during the Protestant Reformation; it is a Latin term meaning grace alone...
(Latin for "grace alone"), a Protestant axiom rooted in the theology of Augustine of Hippo
- Actual grace
- Grace (prayer)Grace (prayer)Grace is a name for any of a number of short prayers said or an unvoiced intention held prior to or after eating, thanking God and/or the entities that have given of themselves to furnish nutrients to those partaking in the meal. Some traditions hold that grace and thanksgiving imparts a blessing...
, a prayer of thanksgiving said before or after a meal
Science and technology
- Grace, the American codename for the Aichi B7A, a World War II Japanese bomber aircraft
- GRACE, Gravity Recovery and Climate ExperimentGravity Recovery and Climate ExperimentThe Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment , a joint mission of NASA and the German Space Agency, has been making detailed measurements of Earth's gravity field since its launch in March 2002....
mission - Grace (plotting tool)Grace (plotting tool)Grace is a free WYSIWYG 2D graph plotting tool, for Unix-like operating systems. The package name stands for "GRaphing, Advanced Computation and Exploration of data." Grace uses the X Window System and Motif for its GUI. It has been ported to VMS, OS/2, and Windows 9*/NT/2000/XP...
, software - Hyundai Grace, a minivan built by Hyundai Motor Company
Other
- GracesGrâcesGrâces is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Grâces are called gracieux.-External links:*...
, or the Charities in Greek mythology - Grace (photograph)Grace (photograph)Grace is a 1918 photograph by Eric Enstrom. It depicts an elderly man, Charles Wilden, with hands folded, saying a prayer over a table with a simple meal. It was created in Bovey, Minnesota. In 2002, an act of the Minnesota State Legislature established it as the state photograph...
, the Minnesota state photograph - Grace (style)Grace (style)His Grace or Her Grace is a style used for various high ranking personages. It was the style used to address the King or Queen of Scotland up to the Act of Union of 1707, which merged the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, and to address monarchs of England prior to Henry VIII...
, a form of address
Companies
- Grace (food company)Grace (food company)Grace is the brand name of GraceKennedy Limited, a manufacturer of Caribbean cuisine and Jamaican cuisine food products. It was established in 1922.Grace manufactures:...
, the brand name for GraceKennedy Limited, a Caribbean food company - W. R. Grace and CompanyW. R. Grace and CompanyW. R. Grace and Company is a Columbia, Maryland, United States based chemical conglomerate.The company has two main divisions, Davison Chemicals and Performance Chemicals. The Davison unit makes chemical catalysts, refining catalysts, and silica-based products that let other companies make...
, a Columbia, Maryland, United States based chemical conglomerate
Ships
, a Panamanian coaster- Grace (ship)Grace (ship)The Grace was a ship that was totally destroyed by fire in 1822.The Grace, a ship of 245 tons, was built in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Under the command of Captain Robert Lethbridge, the ship left Sydney on 19 February 1822 carrying a cargo of whale oil and wool...
, a ship destroyed by fire in Struys Bay, South Africa in 1822.
See also
- Grace Under Pressure (disambiguation)
- Gracie (disambiguation)
- Le BénédicitéLe BénédicitéLe Bénédicité is a painting by the French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin. Chardin made several versions of the painting, one of which was given as a gift to Louis XV...
("Grace") a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin - Saving Grace (disambiguation)