"fall from grace" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: falls from grace [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|falls from grace}} fall from grace (plural falls from grace)
  1. The loss of one's social position, prestige, status, power, etc.
    Sense id: en-fall_from_grace-en-noun-KnItKyIc

Verb

Forms: falls from grace [present, singular, third-person], falling from grace [participle, present], fell from grace [past], fallen from grace [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> from grace}} 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. (Christianity) To lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings. Categories (topical): Christianity
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  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Translations (to fall from one's current social position to something lower): caure en desgràcia (Catalan), joutua epäsuosioon (Finnish), menettää suosionsa (Finnish), tomber en disgrâce (French), in Ungnade fallen (German), aus der Gnade fallen (German), cadere in disgrazia (Italian), 파직하다 (pajikhada) (Korean), 신임을 잃다 (sinimeul ilta) (Korean), wypadać z łask [imperfective] (Polish), wypaść z łask [perfective] (Polish), cair em desgraça (Portuguese), впасть в неми́лость (vpastʹ v nemílostʹ) (Russian), caer en desgracia (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fall_from_grace-en-verb-eY8r6yXB Disambiguation of "to fall from one's current social position to something lower": 0 100

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