Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Fallen from heaven; having revolted from God.

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  • The sight of the Temple of Cybele, from which the heaven-fallen image had been carried to Rome six centuries earlier, naturally turned their thoughts to heathen idolatry, and as they rested in the evening Aurelian said:

    Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom 1831-1903 1895

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