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Az·rael (az′rā əl)

noun

Jewish Folklore, Muslim Folklore the angel who parts the soul from the body at death

Etymology: Heb azrael, lit., help of God

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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