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Fallen

//ˈfaːlən// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having dropped by the force of gravity. not-comparable, usually

    "fallen raindrops"

  2. 2
    Killed, especially in battle. not-comparable, usually

    "a ceremony to honor fallen soldiers"

  3. 3
    Having lost one's chastity. not-comparable, usually

    "a fallen woman"

  4. 4
    Having collapsed. not-comparable, usually

    "a fallen building"

  5. 5
    Having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc. not-comparable, usually

    "That fallenest of our fallen race has left town — said to be near Fontainebleau by some, in Italy by others. More consequent with himself than usual, he is fulfilling, in the only possible way left open to him, his promise […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    killed in battle wordnet
  2. 2
    having lost your chastity wordnet
  3. 3
    having fallen in or collapsed wordnet
  4. 4
    having dropped by the force of gravity wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The dead. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    Casualties of battle or war. plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    One who has fallen, as from grace. countable

    "In the Augustinian period, however, sin was held to be a death-inflicting agent, implying that the fallen was dead, and had to be restored to life."

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of fall form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

Morphologically fall + -en.

Etymology 2

Morphologically fall + -en.

Etymology 3

Morphologically fall + -en.

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