fallennessn.
/ˈfɔːln̩nəs/, U.S. /ˈfɔlə(n)nəs/, /ˈfɑlə(n)nəs/ The state of being fallen; esp. sinfulness or moral degeneracy regarded as consequent upon the Fall of Man (fall n.2 5b).
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > sinfulness > [noun]
plightc1175
sinfulness14..
peccancy1656
fallenness1828
society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [noun] > degeneracy consequent on fall
fallenness1828
1828 E. Irving Serm., Lect., & Occas. Disc. I. iii. (140) lxxxii He took the weakness, he took the sinfulness; in one word, he took the fallenness of flesh.
1871 W. Graham Lect. Ephes. vi. 364 It teaches the fallenness of our whole nature.
1923 Expos. Times July 439/2 It fails to express the fallenness of man's original animalism and degradation.
1952 V. A. Demant Relig. & Decline of Capitalism iv. 86 The fallenness of man consists in a certain net of evil in which mankind is caught because of his refusal to live obediently.
2012 Rev. Relig. Res. 54 82 Preaching consistently focuses on depravity, the fallenness of man, and the idea of grace and salvation through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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