fallen world

collocation in English

meaningsoffallenandworld

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withworld.
fallen
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfɔː.lən/us
/ˈfɑː.lən/
lying on the ground, after ...
See more atfallen
world
noun
uk
/wɜːld/us
/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
See more atworld

(Definition offallenandworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffallen world

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
We inhabitants of afallenworld, however, must take the kingdom of heaven by violence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is an unjust one, for this is afallenworld, but it is less unjust than the other kinds.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In thisfallenworld, nothing is perfect, so that puts a timescale onto this.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In thisfallenworldwhich we inhabit, there is no one and no institution, however noble and venerable, that is infallible.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Making life tolerable is a right old triumph in afallenworld.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Some damage, given human nature and thefallenworldwe live in, is inevitable.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I am one of the first to admit that the community charge has created problems, but everything in thisfallenworldcreates problems.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Sadly, in afallenworlddefensive wars are sometimes necessary, but even in war there is a morality to be observed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In afallenworldwe need a nanny, both nationally in the form of police and in terms of a strong international force.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Nothing—even in thisfallenworldof ours—is all bad.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are faced with afallenworld.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Authorities, however, in thisfallenworld, do not always spend at the levels we have assumed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We live in afallenworld.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In afallenworld, in a world of fear and darkness, men have reacted very negatively to the power that is inherent in women.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
On another level, it is also about trying to live bravely and honestly in afallenworld.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Los, in thefallenworld, enters the world as the fire of imaginative energy.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Los is part of thefallenworldas the fire of imaginative energy and falls when he becomes mechanical and regular.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition offallen
Go to the definition ofworld
See other collocations withworld