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fell from grace

fell from grace is the simple past of fall from grace.

Meaning of fall from grace

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.

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Questions about fell from grace

What is fell from grace the simple past of?
Fell from grace is the simple past of fall from grace.

Words near fell from grace in the dictionary

  1. fell due
  2. fell flat
  3. fell flat on one's face
  4. fell for
  5. fell foul
  6. fell from grace
  7. fell ill
  8. fell in
  9. fell in line
  10. fell in love
  11. fell in lust

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