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 state of grace
      n : (Bhristian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the
          state of one who 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]