Todesengel

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Todesengel

[ˈtoːdəsˌʔɛŋl̩]

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zusammengesetzt aus Tod und Engel

noun Todesengel · Todesengels · Todesengeln

ein Engel, der als Symbol des Todes fungiert und die Seele des Menschen ins Jenseits geleitet „Ich hatte solche Angst, ich sah schon den Todesengel vor mir!“
Similar: Würgengel
colloquial, figurative ein Mensch, der Sterbehilfe leistet

In English

Grim Reaper personification of Death
angel of death personification of death in fiction and in art

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@misc{todesengel_2026,
  title = {Todesengel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/todesengel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}