Death
English
Death as a skeleton with a scythe.
Proper noun
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Victor Vasnetsov. The Lamb is visible at the top.
Death
- The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
- Death can be seen on a tarot card.
Synonyms
- (personification of death): Azrael, the Grim Reaper, the reaper, the pale rider, the rider, the angel of death, Santa Muerte, the Shinigami, psychopomp
Coordinate terms
Translations
the personification of death
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See also
- La Calavera Catrina
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