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fall from grace

fall from grace noun: the loss of one's social position, prestige, status, power, etc.

Noun

fall from grace (plural falls from grace)

  1. The loss of one's social position, prestige, status, power, etc.
    • But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party.2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Verb

fall from grace (third-person singular simple present falls from grace, present participle falling from grace, simple past fell from grace, past participle fallen from grace)

  1. To lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.
    • His father fell from grace with the emperor.
    • The cyclist fell from grace because of steroids and lies.

Forms of fall from grace

Noun
pluralfalls from grace
Verb
third-person singular presentfalls from grace
present participlefalling from grace
pastfell from grace
past participlefallen from grace

Questions about fall from grace

What does fall from grace mean?
Fall from grace means the loss of one's social position, prestige, status, power, etc.
What part of speech is fall from grace?
Fall from grace can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of fall from grace?
The plural of fall from grace is falls from grace.

Words near fall from grace in the dictionary

  1. fall flat on one's face
  2. fall foliage
  3. fall foliages
  4. fall for
  5. fall foul
  6. fall from grace
  7. fall guy
  8. fall guys
  9. fall home
  10. fall ill
  11. fall in

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