WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

state of grace
    n 1: (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the
         state of one who is 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,
         state of grace]