fallen angel

plural fallen angels

1. ChristianityAn angel who rebelled against God and was exiled from heaven.
2. religious or figurativeA 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.

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   I met a fan dancer down southside Birmingham She was runnin from a fat man sellin salvation in his hand He said he's tryna save me, but I'm doin alright, the best that I can woah oh just a pair of fallen angels tryna get through the night

   1988, Bruce Hornsby, “Jacob's Ladder”, in Scenes From the Southside, performed by Bruce Hornsby and the Range

   1. especiallyoftenreligious or figurativeA (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. businessA bond that has declined in value due to credit deterioration to become a junk bond.