state of grace

1. 1.

   (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

   “the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin”

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

   “the Virgin lived in a state of grace”

   Synonymsgracesaving grace

   Broaderstate

   Christian theology

Questions about state of grace

What does state of grace mean?

state of grace means "(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence".

What is another word for state of grace?

Close synonyms include grace, saving grace. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is state of grace a common word?

state of grace is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.