confer grace
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To bestow a quality of elegance, beauty, or divine favor.
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- The flowing silk dress seemed to confer grace on her every movement.
- The sacrament is believed to confer divine grace upon the believer.
- In many religions, certain rituals are believed to confer grace upon the faithful.
- Through baptism, the church confers grace on new members.
- A simple, well-chosen accessory can confer grace to an entire outfit.
- The priest explained how God confers His grace through the Holy Spirit.
- The artist's final brushstroke conferred an unexpected grace to the portrait.
- According to tradition, the blessing confers supernatural grace on those present.
- It is a belief that true forgiveness confers grace not only on the forgiven but also on the forgiver.
- The ritual is said to confer heavenly grace upon the faithful.
- The king's blessing was thought to confer divine grace and protection.
- Only God can confer such grace upon humanity.
- Her years of classical training have conferred a remarkable grace upon her performance.
- The ordination ceremony confers sacramental grace on the new clergy.
- The building's minimalist design confers a modern grace that is both simple and profound.
- Through prayer and devotion, believers seek to have grace conferred upon them.
- Will this act of charity be enough to confer grace in the eyes of the community?
- The sacred rites confer grace that transforms the soul.
- The poem's perfect meter confers a lyrical grace that makes it memorable.
- Christian theology teaches that salvation confers eternal grace on the redeemed.