angel of death

collocation in English

meaningsofangelanddeath

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angel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪn.dʒəl/us
/ˈeɪn.dʒəl/
a spiritual being in some religions who is believed to be a messenger of God, usually represented as having a human form ...
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death
noun[C or U]
uk
/deθ/us
/deθ/
the end ...
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(Definition ofangelanddeathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofangel of death

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I hope the door will remain ajar until it closes with theangelofdeathand the monster of aggression outside the threshold for ever.
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There is no doubt that theangelofdeathis very much with us today.
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Shall we be any nearer a solution when we no longer hear the wings of theangelofdeath?
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In other words, you simply cannot put the nuclear genie back into his bottle, but you can see to it that he does not become theangelofdeath.
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Uriel is theangelofdeath, escorting souls across the line of life to the afterlife.
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He is also a benevolentangelofdeath(one of a few).
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Creed must attempt to summon theangelofdeathby painting inverted crosses on a series of doors.
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As his soul can not come to rest, theangelofdeathgranted him to live few more days on earth inside another person's body.
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In the divine realm of angels, one strict rule applies to every sundo -- that noangelofdeathcan fall in love with a human being.
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Miriam may be viewed as a symbol for theangelofdeath.
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But, plucked and featherless as any moulting vultures, there are other angels of death abroad.
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Locals regard the police as walking angels of death.
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