Meanings
plural falls from grace
- 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 original on 04 Feb 2023
present singular third person falls from grace · participle present falling from grace · past fell from grace · participle past fallen from grace
- ChristianityTo lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings.
- figurativelyidiomaticTo 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.
2 more examples
The cyclist fell from grace because of steroids and lies.
The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. Dati is already a local mayor in the neighbourhood, a job felt to have been handed to her on a plate when she was a Sarkozy favourite. She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize.
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 original on 04 Feb 2023
Translations
Catalan caure en desgràcia
- caure en desgràciato fall from one's current social position to something lower
Finnish joutua epäsuosioon, menettää suosionsa
- joutua epäsuosioonto fall from one's current social position to something lower
- menettää suosionsato fall from one's current social position to something lower
French tomber en disgrâce
- tomber en disgrâceto fall from one's current social position to something lower
German in Ungnade fallen, aus der Gnade fallen
- in Ungnade fallento fall from one's current social position to something lower
- aus der Gnade fallento fall from one's current social position to something lower
Italian cadere in disgrazia
- cadere in disgraziato fall from one's current social position to something lower
Korean 파직하다, 신임을 잃다
- 파직하다 (pajikhada)to fall from one's current social position to something lower
- 신임을 잃다 (sinimeul ilta)to fall from one's current social position to something lower
Polish wypadać z łask, wypaść z łask
- wypadać z łaskto fall from one's current social position to something lower
- wypaść z łaskto fall from one's current social position to something lower
Portuguese cair em desgraça
- cair em desgraçato fall from one's current social position to something lower
Russian впасть в неми́лость
- впасть в неми́лость (vpastʹ v nemílostʹ)to fall from one's current social position to something lower
Spanish caer en desgracia
- caer en desgraciato fall from one's current social position to something lower
Cite this entry
fall from grace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20from%20grace
“fall from grace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fall%20from%20grace. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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