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English translation: serenity


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English term or phrase:grace
English translation:serenity
Entered by: Ana Juliá
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08:33 Oct 27, 2011
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Religion / biography of a pastor
English term or phrase: grace
To my beloved XXX, who personifies faithfulness. Her love and devotion to me have been my greatest earthly
delight since the earliest days of my ministry. When she has had to relinquish me because of my pastoral duties,
or settle for a distracted husband because of endless writing projects and sermon preparation, she has borne those trials with exemplary ***grace*** and patience. For every grief I ever caused her, she has given me a thousand blessings in return—not the least of which is a wonderful home and family that are held together and adorned by her loving attention.

What is the sense of "grace" here? Could you give me a synonym? Thanks.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 04:11
courtesy and serenity
Explanation:
I think I would use this instead of a one-word synonym. But you can find synonyms here:
http://thesaurus.com/browse/grace
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Jack Doughty
Local time: 03:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4courtesy and serenity
Jack Doughty
4goodwill
Peter Nicholson
4Love and kindness (that) God gives
oraki
4graciousness
Liz Broomfield
3goodness / virtue
DLyons


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
graciousness


Explanation:
Grace is one of the Christian virtues, I believe. Graciousness might work better to help you understand it. It's a kind of humble decency, politeness, you might thank someone graciously ... does that help?

It's also God-given salvation, with his grace he saves us, but I think this is more in the personal context here.

Liz Broomfield
United Kingdom
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
courtesy and serenity


Explanation:
I think I would use this instead of a one-word synonym. But you can find synonyms here:
http://thesaurus.com/browse/grace

Jack Doughty
Local time: 03:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67
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Thanks

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agree  kmtext
0 min
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agree  JaneTranslates: I like the phrase, but it seems overdone in combination with the following "patience." I think "patience and serenity" covers it well. Courtesy is a neglected virtue, but not a common word choice in describing a marital relationship, I would think.
10 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Martin Riordan
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  eski
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Love and kindness (that) God gives


Explanation:
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary: approval or kindness, especially (in the Christian religion) that is freely given by God to all human beings.
Collins Cobuild 5: In Christianity and some other religions, grace is the kindness that God shows to people because he loves them.


oraki
Local time: 06:41
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Native speaker of: Native in Farsi (Persian)Farsi (Persian)
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goodness / virtue


Explanation:
It's hard to find an exact modern equivalent - I think oraki is closest so far. As a pastor, and in that era, I read it as:
An individual virtue of divine origin.
A sense of duty or propriety

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 03:11
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goodwill


Explanation:

She submits to her husband (Eph. 5:22-24) willingly (Philem. 14), with a good will, showing her willingness in all that she does, and is happy and motivated in fulfilling her role as an help meet for him (Gen. 2:18).


Peter Nicholson
Poland
Local time: 04:11
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