Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

gracia

English translation:

grace

Added to glossary by Salloz
Aug 20, 2007 16:05
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

gracia

Spanish to English Social Sciences Psychology
This appears a couple times in a course catalog for a Spanish university psychology program. Does "gracia" in this sense mean fate? It's not a religious university so I don't think it's grace......thanks!
"Principios externos: el ambiente físico, el ambiente social, la gracia."
"Factores que inciden en el desarrollo de la personalidad: el organismo y el medio; la familia, la escuela y la sociedad; factores personales y volitivos; la gracia"
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Aug 25, 2007 19:56: Salloz Created KOG entry

Discussion

Lydia De Jorge Aug 20, 2007:
being graceful has nothing to do with religion..

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grace

Como gracia en español, grace en inglés tiene muchos sentidos.

Merriam-Webster:
grace
Pronunciation: 'grAs
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin gratia favor, charm, thanks, from gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to Sanskrit grnAti he praises
1 a : unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification b : a virtue coming from God c : a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine grace
2 a : APPROVAL, FAVOR <stayed in his good graces> b archaic : MERCY, PARDON c : a special favor : PRIVILEGE <each in his place, by right, not grace, shall rule his heritage -- Rudyard Kipling> d : disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency e : a temporary exemption : REPRIEVE
3 a : a charming or attractive trait or characteristic b : a pleasing appearance or effect : CHARM <all the grace of youth -- John Buchan> c : ease and suppleness of movement or bearing...

Etc, etc
Peer comment(s):

agree Silvia Brandon-Pérez
4 mins
Gracias, Silviantonia.
agree Lydia De Jorge
14 mins
Gracias, Lydia.
agree Paulina Gómez
42 mins
Gracias, Paulina.
agree Manuel Rossetti (X)
8 hrs
Thanks, Emily!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Good enough for me, thanks!"
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charm, elegance

Otras posib. aunque de acuerdo con Salloz que 'grace' es perfectamente lógico en el contexto que das.
Peer comment(s):

agree R. Alex Jenkins
4 mins
Thks. Richard.
agree Carol Gullidge : in this context, I feel this is better
6 mins
Well, actually most of the responses on the board might work...
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gracefulness

No CONTEXT to explain, it however.
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15 mins

state of being and natural environment

Dude! This is hard and I believe a very poor choice in the Spanish "gracia." Teachers love to coin a phrase, rip it from it more common meaning and make it fit their needs..ANYWAY...."Grace" in English as was suggested just doesn't seem right..I mean waht are you going to put..."Physical aspects that make up a personality: Physical environment, Social environment, and "Grace"...NO way......I'm thinking it should be more like "natural environment" Physical - Social - and Nature this makes sense with the subject matter........hope this helps...

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Note added at 16 mins (2007-08-20 16:21:56 GMT)
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sorry forgot to erase..the "state of being"...from the title
Peer comment(s):

agree Paulina Gómez : Sería entonces "state of transcendent being" or " self-actualizing being"
30 mins
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dignity

I am suggesting this since in checking Merriam-Webster's dictionary, I find it as a syn. for "grace".
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Grace. Nota aclaratoria de apoyo a otras respuestas dadas

A lo que creo que se refiere el término gracia es a un concepto dentro de la psicología llamada "TRANSPERSONAL" y a un concepto dentro de la psicología transersonal: La "PSICOSÍNTESIS". Dentro de lo que es la psicosíntesis está el concepto de gracia = grace
Quizás entonces la orientación teórica del departamento de psicología que ofrece el curso es directamente ésta.

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Referencia: http://www.engage.nu/interact/DOWNLOADS/Living_Systems_Macy....

Referencia: http://two.not2.org/psychosynthesis/articles/ptes.htm
Example sentence:

"Grace happens when we act with others on behalf of our world" In LIVING SYSTEMS: understanding our interconnections, by Johanna Macy

Piero Ferrucci is a psychotherapist and a philosopher. He graduated from the University of Torino in 1970. He was trained by Roberto Assagioli, the founder of psychosynthesis, and has written several books: INEVITABLE GRACE is the result of a nine-year re

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