fallen angels

Noun

fallen angel (plural fallen angels)

1. An angel who rebelled against God and was exiled from heaven.
2. (religious or figurative) A human being, viewed as a spiritually endowed being with corporeal form who is fallen from grace by virtue of the human condition.
   • The sermon's theme is that we are all fallen angels and should aspire to regain full glory in heaven.
   1. (especially, often, religious or figurative) A (usually attractive) person, usually a woman, who has become deprived of money, status or morals.
      • The trope of the fallen angel as gettable titillator is this novel's original sin.
3. A bond that has declined in value due to credit deterioration to become a junk bond.