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Saving grace

noun

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence. Synonyms: grace, state of grace. "It was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church" , "The Virgin lived in a state of grace"

A redeeming quality or characteristic. "Her sense of humor has to be a saving grace" , "The saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs"

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"Saving grace" Quotes from Famous Books

... in 1752 in his Further Thoughts on Tar-Water. Whatever may be thought of the value of Berkeley's philosophical or practical speculations, there is only one opinion of his style. It is distinguished by lucidity, ease, and charm; it has the saving grace of humor; and it is shot through with imagination. Taken all in all, this eighteenth century bishop is a ...

— The Glories of Ireland • Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox

... Theodora Farrington's saving grace lay in her sense of humor. It had saved her from many dangers, from none more insidious than that lurking in five years' experience as a successful author. It had rescued her from the slough of despond when unappreciative publishers rejected her most ambitious attempts; it had come to her aid also ...

— Phebe, Her Profession - A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book • Anna Chapin Ray

... the past, the splendid spendthrifts of antiquity, seem usually to have combined a gift of fancy with their wealth, often even something like poetry; and their extravagances, however extreme, had usually a saving grace of personal whim to recommend them to lovers of the picturesque. Sardanapalus and Heliogabalus may have been whatever else you please, but they were assuredly not commonplace; and the mere mention of their names vibrates with mankind's perennial gratitude ...

— Vanishing Roads and Other Essays • Richard Le Gallienne

... Saving grace is perhaps, never given till it is asked of God. Sinners are made to see their need of this divine gift and led to cry to God for it. It is then when they ask that they receive. That they shall not ask in vain, is intimated with sufficient clearness in the word of truth. "Whosoever ...

— Sermons on Various Important Subjects • Andrew Lee

Words linked to "Saving grace" : characteristic, state of grace, Christian theology, state