fall of man

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Definition of fall of man in English English dictionary

(Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death

Related Terms

the Fall of Man

original sin committed by Adam and Eve of eating fruit from the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden which resulted in the punishment of all mankind

Hyphenation

Fall of man

Turkish pronunciation

fôl ıv män

Pronunciation

/ˈfôl əv ˈman/ /ˈfɔːl əv ˈmæn/