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Gnade
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gnade
German
Alternative forms
de Gnad'
Etymology
From de gmh gnāde, gmh genāde, from de goh gināda, reconstructible as de gmw-pro *ganāþu; o-construct of a verb attested only in got 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 to help, from de gem-pro *nēþō, from de ine-pro *nēt-eh₂-. Compare nl genade, osx gināða, osx nāða.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡnaːdə/
de De-Gnade.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Gna de
Noun
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de uncountable grace, mercy, graciousness
de Er flehte um Gnade. He begged for mercy.
de Zustand der Gnade state of grace, the state of being redeemed by God such that one goes to Heaven if one dies in this state
de Nach katholischer Lehre verlässt der Getaufte den Zustand der Gnade durch die Begehung einer Todsünde. According to Catholic teaching, a baptised person leaves the state of grace by committing a mortal sin.
de countable a grace, an act of mercy or graciousness; something good that one cannot control or does not deserve
de Der Tod war eine Gnade für sie. Death was a grace for her.
de legal pardon, clemency
de Gnadengesuch clemency plea
Declension
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Derived terms
de gnädig begnadet gnadenlos Ungnade
de Expressions aus der Gnade fallen Gnade vor Recht gehen lassen
Related terms
de gnadenvoll, de gnadenreich
de Gnadenbrot, de Gnadengesuch, de Gnadenerlass, de Gnadenschuss, de Gnadenstoß
de Gottesgnade, de Herrschergnade
Further reading
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