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Fall of Man (The)

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The degeneracy of the human race in consequence of the “fall” [or disobedience] of Adam, man’s federal head. Adam fell, or ceased to stand his ground, under temptation.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Fall In (To)
Fall Off (To)
Fall Out (To)
Fall Sick (To)
Fall Through (To)
Fall to (To)
Fall Under (To)
Fall Upon (To)
Fall in With (To)
Fall into a Snare (To)
Fall of Man (The)
Fall of the Drop (The)
Fall Out of (To)
Fall Short of (To)
Fall Together by the Ears (To)
Fall Upon One’s Feet (To)
Falling Bands
Falling Sickness
Falling Stars
Fallow Land
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