Posted on 12/29/2008 9:05:49 AM PST by Gamecock
dei gratia
Lat. by Gods grace
A phrase used in recognition that all of life, sustenance, power, and hope are found in Gods unmerited bestowal of favor upon the undeserving. This phrase in used on the official coins of Britain and Canada with the abbreviation D.G.
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By the grace of God. Term used to attribute whatever a person has or has done by God's special providence.
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