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ευλογία — meaning in English

evlogia

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English meaning

  • blessing noun A prayer or ritual act asking for divine favour or protection.
  • grace noun Smooth, elegant movement or manner.
  • smallpox noun A severe, often fatal infectious disease caused by the variola virus, eradicated worldwide in the 1970s.

Senses

ευλογία is used for these senses in English:

  • blessing The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
  • grace (countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
  • smallpox (disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

blessing — full definition

  1. noun A prayer or ritual act asking for divine favour or protection.
  2. noun Something that brings unexpected good fortune.
  3. noun Formal approval or support for a plan or decision.

grace — full definition

  1. noun Smooth, elegant movement or manner.
  2. noun A short prayer of thanks said before or after a meal.
  3. noun A short extra period of time allowed before a deadline or obligation takes effect.
  4. noun Unearned kindness or favor, especially divine mercy in religious contexts.
  5. verb To add elegance or honor to something by one's presence or by decorating it.

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