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.
4. (finance) A bond that has declined in value due to credit deterioration to become a junk bond.

Derived terms

• fallen angelic

 

Translations

angel who was exiled from heaven

• Arabic: الملاك الساقط m
• Catalan: àngel caigut m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 墮天使／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