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gracious

adjective
Favorable; kind; friendly; as, the envoy met with a gracious reception.

gracious

Favorable; kind; benevolent; merciful; disposed to forgive offenses and impart unmerited blessings. Thou are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. Nehemiah 9:17.

gracious

Favorable; expressing kindness and favor. All bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth. Luke 4:22.

gracious

Proceeding from divine grace; as a person in a gracious state.

gracious

Acceptable; favored. He made us gracious before the kings of Persia. Esdras 8:80.

gracious

Renewed or implanted by grace; as gracious affections.

gracious

Virtuous; good.

gracious

Excellent; graceful; becoming.