Grace vs Wisdom - What's the difference?
grace | wisdom |
(not countable) Elegant movement; poise or balance.
(not countable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
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(not countable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God. Unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.
(not countable, theology) Divine assistance in resisting sin.
(countable) Short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
(finance) An allowance of time granted for a debtor during which he is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.
(card games) A special move in a solitaire or patience game that is normally against the rules.
To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
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To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
* (rfdate) (Knolles)
To supply with heavenly grace.
(music) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
(countable) A piece of wise advice.
The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
(theology) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
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As proper nouns the difference between grace and wisdom
is that grace is (label) , equivalent to english (grace) while wisdom is (biblical) the wisdom of solomon, a book of the old testament and the hebrew tanakh.grace
English
(wikipedia grace)Noun
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- Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace : the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
- I have formerly given the general character of Mr. Addison's style and manner as natural and unaffected, easy and polite, and full of those graces which a flowery imagination diffuses over writing.
Verb
(grac)- He graced the room with his presence.
- He graced the room by simply being there.
- His portrait graced a landing on the stairway.
- Great Jove and Phoebus graced his noble line.
- We are graced with wreaths of victory.
- He might, at his pleasure, grace or disgrace whom he would in court.
- (Bishop Hall)
Anagrams
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English
(wikipedia wisdom)Noun
pages 1–2 of the preface
- Wi?dom …is to a man an infinite Trea?ure, for ?he is the Breath of the Power of God, and a pure Influence that floweth from the Glory of the Almighty; ?he is the Brightne?s of Eternal Light, and an undefiled Mirror of the Maje?ty of God, and an Image of his Goodne?s; ?he teacheth us Soberne?s and Prudence, Righteou?ne?s and Strength; ?he under?tands the Subtilty of words, and Solution of dark ?entences; ?he foreknoweth Signs and Wonders, and what ?hall happen in time to come.