Showing posts with label grace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grace. Show all posts

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Disgraceful!

Disgrace. What does it mean? We need to understand grace first. Grace is ... ineffable. I know what it means, but I can't explain. This is a quote from a song by The Who. I always disagreed with that sentence. If you really know what it means, you would be able to define it. But grace has many meanings and even carries with it a biblical or religious significance. So I hesitate to try on my own. I will take a risk and posit that it is from Latin.

Disgrace - n. loss of honor or respect; regarded with disapproval or disfavor. From Latin.

Grace - n. effortless charm; well-coordinated; appropriate;Divine love and protection. From Latin.

Ineffable - adj. beyond description in mere words. From Latin.

I guess really wasn't ineffable.