angel of death
Soul's final escort
An angel of death is a supernatural figure who comes to collect souls at the moment of dying—appearing in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
The phrase extends to anyone associated with death: a serial killer, a doctor who euthanizes patients, or a person whose presence seems to herald disaster.
He stalked the wards like an angel of death.
Angel who takes souls
- AnubisEgyptian mortuary deity
- BansheeDeath-heralding Irish wraith
- ValkyriesNorse battle maidens
- CharonMythical underworld ferryman
Osiris · Hades · Morrigan · Santa Muerte
Cessation of existence
- mortalityState of eventual death
- passingMoving by or temporary
- endFinal portion or cessation
- last breathFinal exhale before death
final hour · departure · transition · crossing · threshold · veil · beyond · eternal
Harsh and foreboding
- scytheManual crop-cutting implement
- hoodedHaving a fabric headpiece
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
specter · phantom · shadowy · harvest · pale · skeletal · robed · sickle
Prophetic indicator
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- portentSign of future calamity
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
visitation · apparition · presence · sign · precursor · foreshadowing · deathwatch · specter
Intense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
haunting · eerie · macabre · sinister · ominous · goosebumps · trepidation · nightmare
Azrael
Angel who takes souls
Charon · Osiris · Hades · Morrigan · Santa Muerte
demise
Cessation of existence
last breath · final hour · departure · transition · crossing · threshold · veil · beyond · eternal · rest
grim
Harsh and foreboding
shroud · specter · phantom · shadowy · harvest · pale · skeletal · robed · sickle · silent
omen
Prophetic indicator
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- portentSign of future calamity
premonition · visitation · apparition · presence · sign · precursor · foreshadowing · deathwatch · specter · vigil
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
shiver · haunting · eerie · macabre · sinister · ominous · goosebumps · trepidation · nightmare · creeping
- supernatural beingsghost, demon, phantom, specter, banshee
- angelsMichael, Gabriel, seraphim, cherubim, Raphael
- afterlifeheaven, hell, paradise, purgatory, limbo
- death symbolsskull, skeleton, coffin, tombstone, gravestone
- personificationsMother Nature, Father Time, Grim Reaper, Lady Luck, Lady Justice
- spiritsghost, vodka, rum, whiskey, brandy
angel of deathlife-giver
Source of existence
healer · guardian angel · savior · rescuer · life-saver
angel of deathguardian angel
Protective spirit assigned individually
cherub · seraph · angel of light · angel of mercy · archangel
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