Noun: saving grace
- A redeeming quality or characteristic
"the saving grace for both developments is that they are creating jobs"; "her love of music remains her one saving grace"; "her sense of humour has to be a saving grace"
- (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
"it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church";
- grace, state of grace
Derived forms: saving graces
Type of: characteristic, state
Encyclopedia: Saving grace