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angel of death

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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 time of 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) A shinigami.

A type of serial killer who is employed as a caregiver and kills people under their care.

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For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast. Lord Byron

The angel of death has been abroad throughout the land; you may almost hear the beating of his wings. John Bright

Angel of Death ain't kissing me! I'm full of garlic! Mel Brooks

The Angel of Death is the invisible Angel of Life. Henry Mills Alden

Make sure to send a lazy man for the angel of death. Jewish Proverb

Make sure to send a lazy man for the Angel of Death. Yiddish Proverb

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