Azrael

American  

[az-ree-uhl, -rey-] / ˈæz ri əl, -reɪ- /

noun

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

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Azrael British  

/ -rɪəl, ˈæzreɪl /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Katz’s survival tale “Azrael,” with Samara Weaving.

From Los Angeles Times

Although the overall suicide rate for white Americans — including teenagers — remains much higher than the rate among African Americans, the new trends concern Deborah Azrael, associate director of the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center.

From Salon

Azrael co-authored a new study estimating that from January 2019 to April 2021, around 16 million Americans had guns introduced to their homes for the first time.

From Salon

Azrael said it's time to update assumptions about who may be in danger: "Gun ownership is more diverse now, and so when we talk to people about the risks of guns, we want to make sure we're reaching out across the board, and not just to the people we've typically thought of as gun owners in the past."

From Salon

In a recent paper, my colleagues Deborah Azrael, Matthew Miller and I found that half of gun-owning households with a 13-to-17-year-old store all their guns locked.

From Washington Post