Brewer's: Fall of Man

(The). The degeneracy of the human race in consequence of the “fall” [or disobedience] of Adam, man's federal head. Adam fell, or ceased to stand his ground, under temptation.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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