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n. a type of mercy killer, a caregiver who is a serial killer, and who practices mercy killing on both the willing and unwilling, knowing and unknowing, dependent only on the killer's sense of a patient's level of suffering from their illness.
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Angel of Mercy may refer to:
- Angel of Mercy, in the Jewish and Christian traditions, a messenger from God, especially the archangel Michael
- Angel of mercy, affectionate nickname for a nurse
- Merciful Angel, code name used during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
An angel of mercy or angel of death is a rare type of criminal offender (often a type of serial killer) who is usually employed as a caregiver and intentionally harms or kills people under their care. The angel of mercy is often in a position of power and may decide the victim would be better off if they no longer suffered from whatever severe illness is plaguing them. This person then uses their knowledge to kill the victim. In some cases, as time goes on, this behavior escalates to encapsulate the healthy and the easily treated.
Angel of Mercy is a 1993 Slovak drama film directed by Miloslav Luther. The film was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Usage examples of "angel of mercy".
Pale, and sweetly smiling, she looked like an angel of mercy conjuring the angel of vengeance.
I became what I was, thinking to play the part of the Angel of Mercy, but that ironically is not so.
If you are, as they say, an angel of mercy, give us our money and we will go away.
This is Father Freise calling from Angel of Mercy Sanitarium in Auburn, New Hampshire.
The local Gulf station filled the tank in the Corvette, and the pimply-faced cashier provided vague directions to the Angel of Mercy Sanitarium.
The prisoner, in fact, seeing this angel of mercy stooping over him, and hearing close to him the tones of a voice that for seven years he had heard but in his dreams, had fainted.
He gazes up at the ceiling of the chapel through half-closed eyes and thanks God for having sent him what is obviously a German spy and an angel of mercy rolled into one adorable package.