SAVING GRACE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)