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saving grace

DEFINITIONS OF: saving grace

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n a redeeming quality or characteristic

“her love of music remains her one saving grace
“her sense of humor has to be a saving grace
“the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs”
Type of:
characteristic
a distinguishing quality

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

Synonyms:
grace, state of grace
Type of:
state
the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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