Usage of "state of grace"

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

Usage of state of grace in English

For this we know: they laboured only in a state of grace. 
 The Cathedral 

How renew that state of grace without communion and outside a cloister? 
 En Route 

It was a state of grace, his particular brand of charm. 
 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 

The human state of grace had been drained from their bodies. 
 The Reality Dysfunction 

Or those newly in love, wrenched from that state of grace. 
 Fugitive pieces 

You must be in a state of grace when you speak the oath. 
 I Will Repay 

The difficulty is, to believe that Absalom died in a state of grace. 
 Love's Final Victory / Ultimate Universal Salvation on the Basis... 

She was asked whether she was in a state of grace. 
 Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great Women 

To an interviewer's ear, it sounds like a state of grace. 
 The Guardian 

Though I fear you've met me rather out of my usual state of grace. 
 A Darker Shade of Magic 

Too bad she'll never get a chance to enjoy her moral state of grace. 
 Internecine 

In Confucian China, this was the ultimate state of grace. 
 The new yorker 

To receive Confirmation worthily it is necessary to be in the state of grace. 
 A Catechism of Christian Doctrine 

Now many who are in a state of grace suffer from dulness of mind. 
 Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ... 

To receive Confirmation worthily is it necessary to be in the state of grace? 
 A Catechism of Christian Doctrine 

But I still believe he can be saved, brought back to a state of grace. 
 A Hard Day’s Knight 

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Meanings of state of grace in English