angel of death
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angel of death
noun angels of death
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An angel which attends to death, collecting souls at death, ending life at the appointed time of death.
Similar: death angel
- Azrael.
- Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
- The Grim Reaper.
- A shinigami.
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A type of serial killer who is employed as a caregiver and kills people under their care.
New evidence could lead to the freeing of a nurse known as the “angel of death” who was convicted of killing four patients.
Similar: angel of mercy
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Synonym of destroying angel (“a type of mushroom”).
Similar: destroying angel
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noun personification of death in fiction and in art
| Español | ángel de la muerte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사신 sasin |
| Português | anjo da morte |
| Français | ange de la mort |
| Deutsch | Todesengel |
| Italiano | angelo della morte |
| Ελληνικά | άγγελος θανάτου ángelos thanátou |
| Română | îngerul morții |
| Русский | а́нгел сме́рти ángel smérti, смерть smertʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tử thần, thần chết |
| العربية | مَلَك الْمَوْت malak al-mawt, مَلَك مَوْت malak mawt |
| עברית | מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת mal'ákh hamávet |
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