Azrael

[ az-ree-uhl, -rey- ]

noun

1. (in Jewish and Islamic angelology) the angel who separates the soul from the body at the moment of death.

Azrael

/ ˈæzreɪl; -rɪəl /

noun

1. (in Jewish and Islamic angelology) the angel who separates the soul from the body at death

Example Sentences

The evil sorcerer Gargamel—and his cat Azrael—always hover nearby, in the hopes of kidnapping them.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Patton was still in mourning, a filmy and diaphanous kind of mourning, beautiful enough to placate the angel Azrael himself.

From Project Gutenberg

Stretched out to her full length upon the ottoman lies Corsar Beg's favourite odalisk Azrael.

From Project Gutenberg

Azrael laughs aloud, and rocks herself still more swiftly in her bright-winged hammock.

From Project Gutenberg

Azrael, all tremulous, drew her veil around her neck, and with nervous irritability beckoned to the girls to be gone.

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Azrael smiles, and rocks herself still more swiftly in her hammock.

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