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SAVING GRACE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A redeeming quality or characteristic
Example:
the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("saving grace" is a kind of...):
characteristic (a distinguishing quality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
Example:
the Virgin lived in a state of grace
Synonyms:
grace; saving grace; state of grace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("saving grace" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Domain category:
Christian theology (the teachings of Christian churches)
