the fall of man

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Definition of the fall of man in English English dictionary

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

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fall of man

(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

Hyphenation

the Fall of man

Turkish pronunciation

dhi fôl ıv män

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈfôl əv ˈman/ /ðiː ˈfɔːl əv ˈmæn/