angel of death
English
Noun
angel of death (plural angels of death)
- A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion.
- An angel which attends to death, collecting souls at death, ending life at the appointed death.
- An angel in Abrahamic scripture or eschatology that attends to death.
- Azrael.
- Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
- The Grim Reaper.
- (translations, of Japanese) shinigami
- A type of serial killer, who is employed as a caregiver and kills people under their care.
Synonyms
- death angel
- (type of serial killer): angel of mercy
Translations
personification of death in fiction and in art
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type of serial killer
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Further reading
- Angel of Mercy (criminology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia