state of grace

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state of grace - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  state of grace
      n 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" [syn: grace, saving grace,
           state of grace]