Azrael

American

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

noun

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

Azrael British

/ -rɪəl, ˈæzreɪl /

noun

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

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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 ● Mar. 18, 2022

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 ● Dec. 17, 2021

As the couple goes to leave the church, Azrael, appears in the pews.

From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2020

Richard Azrael, 65, wanted to buy last year at WCI’s Marquesa subdivision next to the Ritz-Carlton until the company bankruptcy delayed his purchase.

From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 23, 2011

Yffim Beg stood there as if his soul had been filched from him; while Azrael approached him with a smile of devilish scorn and stroked his face down with her hand.

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r

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