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Theological Word Of The Day: dei gratia
TWOTD ^ | December 29, 2008

Posted on 12/29/2008 9:05:49 AM PST by Gamecock

dei gratia

Lat. “by God’s grace”

A phrase used in recognition that all of life, sustenance, power, and hope are found in God’s 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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1 posted on 12/29/2008 9:05:50 AM PST by Gamecock
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2 posted on 12/29/2008 9:07:11 AM PST by Gamecock ("...Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles" and both to Americans.)
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DEI GRATIA

By the grace of God. Term used to attribute whatever a person has or has done by God's special providence.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

3 posted on 12/29/2008 9:19:50 AM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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