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grātia

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grātia ae, f Source etymology: gratus , favor, esteem, regard, liking, love, friendship, partiality : aeterna inter nos, T.: falsam gratiam inire, curry favor , T.: gratiā florens hominum: Pompei gratiam mihi conciliari putare: cum inimico reditus in gratiam, reconciliation : fides reconciliatae gratiae: si suam gratiam Romani velint, Cs.: a bonis omnibus summam inire gratiam: apud regem inita, L.: cum populo R. in gratiā esse: istuc impetro cum gratiā, with a good grace , T.: summa inter suos, Cs.: fratrum geminorum, harmony , H.: male sarta, interrupted friendship , H.: quantum gratiā valent, Cs.: improba, partiality , Iu.: cum gratiā imperatoris, to the satisfaction of , L.: provincia multas bonas gratias attulit, tokens of favor.— Charm, beauty, loveliness : formae, O.: neque abest facundis gratia dictis, O.— A favor, kindness, courtesy, service, obligation : hanc gratiam ut sibi des, T.: petivit in loco gratiae, ut, etc.: Boccho delicti gratiam facit, forgives , S.: pugnaturi in gratiam ducis, to please , L.: data in praeteritam iudici gratiam, for the favor shown him on the trial , L.— Thanks, thankfulness, gratitude, acknowledgment : est dis gratia, cum ita est, I thank , T.: veteris stat gratia facti, V.: illi debetur a me gratia maior, H.: annonae levatae gratiam tulit, received , L.: dis gratia, thank heaven , T.: ac Syro nil gratiae, no thanks to , T.: mirificas tibi apud me gratias egit, expressed : ei gratias egimus, thanked him : et non neglexisse habeo gratiam, am grateful , T.: sibi gratias habere, L.: maximas vobis gratias et agere et habere: alqd in gratiam habere, take as a favor , S.: meritam dis inmortalibus gratiam honoribus persolvere, express.—A return, requital, recompense (for a favor): pro eo (beneficio) gratiam repetere, L.: Nec nulla est inaratae gratia terrae, V.: tulisse potius iniuriam, quam retulisse gratiam, requited : praeclaram populo R. refers gratiam: omnibus referendā gratiā satisfacere, by a recompense : referre gratiam aliam non posse, quam, etc., L.: ut pro tantis eorum in rem p. meritis gratiae referantur.—Person., usu. plur, the graces, three goddesses of loveliness, attendants of Venus (Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia), H.—Sing collect. : non illi Gratia lecto, O. —Fig., a cause, reason, ground, occasion, motive, sake .—Only abl., usu. after a gen, in favor, on account, for the sake, for : bestiae hominum gratiā generatae: Nuptiarum gratiā haec sunt facta, T.: negoti gratiā properare, S.: dolorum effugiendorum gratiā: placandi gratiā, S.: exempli gratiā, for instance : verbi gratiā: eā gratiā Simulavi, ut, etc., for that reason , T.: id eā gratiā eveniebat, quod, etc., S.: quā gratiā Te arcessi iussi, ausculta, for what purpose , T.: Excludor, ille recipitur, quā gratiā? why? T.—Of persons, a favorite : ut unus gratia nostra fores, O.

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