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saving grace

saving grace

1 8.5
A gift from God that makes a person holy and helps them be saved
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪvɪŋ ɡreɪs/
  • Formal
translation icon : gracia salvadora
  • Bring her, we pray, to the knowledge of Your saving grace and give her Your peace, which passes understanding.
  • God's saving grace

Examples

  • Wendy has spoken of God's saving grace and faithfulness in churches around Scotland and in Southern Ireland and has had great joy in leading souls to the Lord as a result.

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  • Thus, their thought exhibits a certain dynamic tension—not an abstract, neutral tension that sees God's saving grace and human freedom as equal forces opposite each other, but rather a tension with a definite center of gravity: the eternal mercy and universal saving will of God.

    Academic text (1993)

  • I know, as He has done, and will continue to be the saving grace in your lives.

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  • The saving grace I have received is that I tend to see just about everything as funny at some point.

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  • J. SEPARATION: We believe that believers should be separated from the world while being present in the world; that they should abstain from all appearances of evil as a testimony to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; that the local church should maintain a position of separation from all forms of apostasy, modernism, ecumenism, and any other departure from the written principles of the word of God.

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  • Many believe that God's saving grace can redeem even the most wayward souls.

  • In her darkest moments, she often reflected on the saving grace that had guided her through life's challenges.

  • The pastor spoke about the importance of embracing God's saving grace to find true peace and redemption.

Synonyms

grace
vssaving grace
236 3.9

Kindness and forgiveness shown to someone who has not earned it

is a theological sanctified state, not just general kindness
salvation
vssaving grace
  • Specialized
145 7.9

Being saved from sin and its punishment in a religion

is the sanctifying state seen as bringing that saving act
redemption
vssaving grace
  • Specialized
119 7.4

Being saved from sin or evil by a saviour

is the enduring sanctified condition, not the act of rescue
grace of God
vssaving grace
34 6.8

Help from God that people do not earn

is the specific sanctified condition produced by that divine help
state of grace
vssaving grace
  • Formal
4 9.5

A time when God forgives a person and frees them from sin

is seen as the sanctifying condition that specifically brings final salvation
free grace
vssaving grace
  • Formal
1 9.9

God gives kindness without being earned to save people

is a sanctifying state rather than a simple act of favor

Surface Forms

saving grace singular
saving graces plural

Morphology

saving + grace

The parts 'saving' (rescuing/redeeming) and 'grace' (favor/forgiveness) transparently suggest something that 'saves' or redeems, so a learner can get a general idea. However, the phrase's specific idiomatic nuance — a single redeeming quality that compensates for faults — is metaphorical and not fully predictable without exposure, so it is best classified as semi-transparent.

Etymology

The phrase saving grace comes from Christian belief. Grace means a kind gift from God and saving shows it 'saves' a person from sin, so it means the help that brings 'being saved'.