saving gracen.

Brit.

/ˌseɪvɪŋ ˈɡreɪs/, U.S.

/ˌseɪvɪŋ ˈɡreɪs/

Forms: see saving adj. and grace n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: saving adj., grace n.

Etymology: < saving adj. + grace n.

1. Theology. The grace of God, as a means or source of salvation of one's soul or redemption from sin. Also: a quality or attribute that brings about salvation.

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?1531 R. Barnes Supplic. Kinge Henrye VIII f. xlvij What call you fre grace but with out all thynges sauynge grace.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 132 That they..might..obteine as well that sauing grace of imputation which taketh away all former giltines.

1615 S. Hieron Dignitie of Preaching in Wks. (1620) I. 606 The vnrepentingnesse of His conferring sauing grace.

1647 J. Trapp Comm. Evangelists & Acts (Matt. vii. 26) Saving grace is unleesable, though it may be impaired in the degrees.

1659 J. Fergusson Brief Expos. Epistles of Paul vi. 481 The more the heart is exercised in spirituall duties..it groweth more warm and more enlarged to the exercise of all those saving graces..and especially to publick-mindednesse.

1743 J. Wesley & C. Wesley Coll. Psalms (new ed.) cxviii. 10 Now, send us now thy saving Grace, Make This the acceptable Hour.

1788 J. Q. Adams Diary 2 Mar. (1981) II. 369 The general plan of the supreme being, to condemn to eternal torments all the human race except such as have experienced the effect of saving grace.

1845 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 273 The dark problems of predestination, free will, and saving grace, which have been almost constantly agitated in the Church during its whole history.

1888 W. G. T. Shedd Dogmatic Theol. II. 530 A man may credit the statements made by Jesus Christ, and yet not rest in him for salvation. Faith is a ‘saving grace’, but belief is not.

1949 Stars & Stripes (European ed.) 12 Jan. 1/5 Communists are people who ‘need Christ's teaching and saving grace’ the report added.

2009 M. S. Horton Gospel-driven Life ix. 228 God pledges his saving grace to us through his Word and sacraments.

2. A positive quality which ameliorates or tempers an otherwise negative situation, nature, etc.; a redeeming quality or characteristic.

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the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > remedy > a redeeming feature

redemption1694

saving grace1798

1798 W. Cobbett Democratic Judge Mar. 85 When they were stark staring drunk with revolutionary triumph, they had the good sense, the saving grace, to cling fast round this old trunk of solid and substantial liberty.

1853 Mag. Hort. May 193 Alas! that two such generally admired shade trees..were not even allowed one saving grace—not one characteristic to entitle them to the least consideration..but were to be hewn down and rooted out.

1890 Forum Feb. 704 In some things Mrs. Grundy is a saving grace; in others she is an obstructive disaster.

1910 W. G. Collingwood Dutch Agnes 168 She plied me with questions until I was very nearly tormented into confession. But I had the saving grace, I trust, to remember John Bell's adage of Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur.

1932 J. B. Priestley Self-sel. Ess. 282 Here, in its plain lack of ideas, is the saving grace of this dull company.

1978 Lancashire Life Oct. 36/1 In all the shouting, the bitter recriminations, there was the saving grace of native good humour.

1991 W. P. Kinsella Box Socials ii. vi. 96 Eddie Grassfires was not a very good pitcher, his one saving grace being a passable pickoff move to first base.

2004 N.Y. Mag. 9 Aug. 54/3 Max's saving grace is his innate decency.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saving grace
释义	saving gracen. Brit. /ˌseɪvɪŋ ˈɡreɪs/, U.S. /ˌseɪvɪŋ ˈɡreɪs/ Forms: see saving adj. and grace n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: saving adj., grace n. Etymology: < saving adj. + grace n. 1. Theology. The grace of God, as a means or source of salvation of one's soul or redemption from sin. Also: a quality or attribute that brings about salvation. ΚΠ ?1531 R. Barnes Supplic. Kinge Henrye VIII f. xlvij What call you fre grace but with out all thynges sauynge grace. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 132 That they..might..obteine as well that sauing grace of imputation which taketh away all former giltines. 1615 S. Hieron Dignitie of Preaching in Wks. (1620) I. 606 The vnrepentingnesse of His conferring sauing grace. 1647 J. Trapp Comm. Evangelists & Acts (Matt. vii. 26) Saving grace is unleesable, though it may be impaired in the degrees. 1659 J. Fergusson Brief Expos. Epistles of Paul vi. 481 The more the heart is exercised in spirituall duties..it groweth more warm and more enlarged to the exercise of all those saving graces..and especially to publick-mindednesse. 1743 J. Wesley & C. Wesley Coll. Psalms (new ed.) cxviii. 10 Now, send us now thy saving Grace, Make This the acceptable Hour. 1788 J. Q. Adams Diary 2 Mar. (1981) II. 369 The general plan of the supreme being, to condemn to eternal torments all the human race except such as have experienced the effect of saving grace. 1845 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 273 The dark problems of predestination, free will, and saving grace, which have been almost constantly agitated in the Church during its whole history. 1888 W. G. T. Shedd Dogmatic Theol. II. 530 A man may credit the statements made by Jesus Christ, and yet not rest in him for salvation. Faith is a ‘saving grace’, but belief is not. 1949 Stars & Stripes (European ed.) 12 Jan. 1/5 Communists are people who ‘need Christ's teaching and saving grace’ the report added. 2009 M. S. Horton Gospel-driven Life ix. 228 God pledges his saving grace to us through his Word and sacraments. 2. A positive quality which ameliorates or tempers an otherwise negative situation, nature, etc.; a redeeming quality or characteristic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > remedy > a redeeming feature redemption1694 saving grace1798 1798 W. Cobbett Democratic Judge Mar. 85 When they were stark staring drunk with revolutionary triumph, they had the good sense, the saving grace, to cling fast round this old trunk of solid and substantial liberty. 1853 Mag. Hort. May 193 Alas! that two such generally admired shade trees..were not even allowed one saving grace—not one characteristic to entitle them to the least consideration..but were to be hewn down and rooted out. 1890 Forum Feb. 704 In some things Mrs. Grundy is a saving grace; in others she is an obstructive disaster. 1910 W. G. Collingwood Dutch Agnes 168 She plied me with questions until I was very nearly tormented into confession. But I had the saving grace, I trust, to remember John Bell's adage of Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur. 1932 J. B. Priestley Self-sel. Ess. 282 Here, in its plain lack of ideas, is the saving grace of this dull company. 1978 Lancashire Life Oct. 36/1 In all the shouting, the bitter recriminations, there was the saving grace of native good humour. 1991 W. P. Kinsella Box Socials ii. vi. 96 Eddie Grassfires was not a very good pitcher, his one saving grace being a passable pickoff move to first base. 2004 N.Y. Mag. 9 Aug. 54/3 Max's saving grace is his innate decency. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1531
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