state of grace
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A condition free from mortal sin, in which one has the favor of God and enjoys unmerited divine assistance.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, He freeth him from his natural bondage under sin; and, by His grace alone, enables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he doth not perfectly, nor only, will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil."
- "I found these statistics, in a condensed form, in a telegram of the Associated Press, and preserved them. They made it apparent that St. Louis was in a higher state of grace than she could have claimed to be in my time."
- "This is a state of grace / This is the worthwhile fight"