fallen angel

fallen angel

English

Archangel Michael and fallen angels

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Noun

fallen angel (plural fallen angels)

1. (Christianity, Islam) An angel who rebelled against God and was exiled from heaven.
2. A (usually attractive) person, usually a woman, who has become deprived of money, status or morals.
3. (finance) A bond that has declined in value due to credit deterioration to become a junk bond.

Translations

angel who was exiled from heaven

Arabic: الملاك الساقط‎ m Catalan: àngel caigut m Chinese: Mandarin: 墮天使 (zh), 堕天使 (zh) (duòtiānshǐ) Finnish: langennut enkeli French: ange déchu m Galician: anxo caído m German: gefallener Engel m Greek: έκπτωτος άγγελος m (ékptotos ángelos) Hungarian: bukott angyal Irish: aingeal uabhair m Italian: angelo caduto m Japanese: 堕天使 (datenshi) Korean: 타락 천사 (tarak cheonsa) Polish: upadły anioł m Portuguese: anjo caído m Russian: па́дший а́нгел (ru) m (pádšij ángel), а́ггел (ru) m (ággel) Spanish: ángel caído m Thai: เทวดาตกสวรรค์