the fall of man
the fall of man — noun
1. in Christian belief, the event in which Adam and Eve break God's command and are
in Christian belief, the event in which Adam and Eve break God's command and are forced to leave Eden
Min told the class that the fall of man explains why people need forgiveness.
that-clause after the fixed phrase
The pastor linked the fall of man to every person's need for forgiveness.
link the fall of man to a doctrine
Our reading group compared the fall of man with other stories about paradise.
In the gallery, a painting of the fall of man showed Adam reaching for fruit.
During the lecture, Putri argued that the fall of man shaped Western ideas about guilt.
- the Fall
a shorter learned form used when the religious context is already clear
- original sin
often refers more to the sinful condition or result than to the event itself
- expulsion from Eden
focuses on being driven out of the garden rather than the whole theological event
文法句型
the fall of man
the story of the fall of man
depict the fall of man
用法筆記
Usually appears with the fixed article the and is most common in Christian, literary, or historical discussion. In formal religious writing it is often capitalized as the Fall of Man and names the Eden event itself, not a general decline in human morals.