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King of Terrors

King of Terrors proper noun: death.

Proper noun

King of Terrors

  1. (poetic) death
    • Mr. Dangerfield, or shall we say the villain, Charles Archer, with characteristic promptitude and coolness, availed himself of the interval to try every influence he could once have set in motion, and as it were to gather his strength for a mighty tussle with the king of terrors, when his pale...1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “In Which Charles Archer Puts Himself upon the Country”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume III, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 285

Origin of King of Terrors

Calque of Biblical Hebrew מֶ֣לֶךְ בַּלָּהוֹת (“king of terrors”) from Job 18:14.

Questions about King of Terrors

What does King of Terrors mean?
King of Terrors means death.
What part of speech is King of Terrors?
King of Terrors is a proper noun.

Words near King of Terrors in the dictionary

  1. King of Pop
  2. King of Prussia
  3. king of six
  4. king of spades
  5. king of spices
  6. King of Terrors
  7. king of the castle
  8. king of the doos
  9. king of the forest
  10. king of the herrings
  11. king of the hill

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