angel of death
angel of death noun: an angel which attends to death, collecting souls at death, ending life at the appointed time of death.
Noun
angel of death (plural angels of death)
- An angel which attends to death, collecting souls at death, ending life at the appointed time of death.
- Synonyms:
- death angel
- Azrael.
- Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
- The Grim Reaper.
- A shinigami.
- 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.2021 February 12, Vikram Dodd, “Colin Norris: serial killer nurse conviction sent to court of appeal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- angel of mercy
- Synonym of destroying angel (“a type of mushroom”).
- Synonyms:
- destroying angel
angel of death meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
angel of death in Arabic
- personification of death in fiction and in art
- مَلَك الْمَوْت malak al-mawt, مَلَك مَوْت malak mawt
angel of death in Vietnamese
- personification of death in fiction and in art
- tử thần, thần chết
Synonyms of angel of death
Forms of angel of death
| plural | angels of death |
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Questions about angel of death
- What does angel of death mean?
- Angel of death means an angel which attends to death, collecting souls at death, ending life at the appointed time of death.
- What is angel of death in Arabic?
- Angel of death in Arabic is مَلَك الْمَوْت (malak al-mawt), مَلَك مَوْت (malak mawt). See Angel of death meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is angel of death?
- Angel of death is a noun.
- What is the plural of angel of death?
- The plural of angel of death is angels of death.
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