saving grace

saving grace
noun
1. (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
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the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin

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it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church

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the Virgin lived in a state of grace

• Syn: ↑grace, ↑state of grace
• Topics: ↑Christian theology
• Hypernyms: ↑state
2. a redeeming quality or characteristic
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her love of music remains her one saving grace

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her sense of humor has to be a saving grace

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the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs

• Hypernyms: ↑characteristic

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noun, pl ⋯ graces [count]
: a good quality that makes a bad or unpleasant person or thing better or more acceptable

It's expensive, but the machine's saving grace is its ease of operation.

One of her saving graces is a good sense of humor.

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ˌsaving ˈgrace [saving grace] noun usually singular
the one good quality that a person or thing has that prevents them or it from being completely bad

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Her sense of humour is her saving grace.


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