Grim Reaper (Noun)
Meaning
Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- In medieval folklore, the grim reaper was often depicted as a dark figure wearing a hooded cloak and carrying a scythe to harvest human souls.
- The painting showed the grim reaper standing beside a coffin, a solemn reminder of the inevitability of death.
- Death was traditionally personified as the grim reaper, a skeletal figure who would appear at the end of one's life to guide them to the afterlife.
- Many believe the grim reaper to be a harbinger of doom, arriving to claim the lives of those whose time on earth had come to an end.
- In the dark fantasy novel, the grim reaper served as a mysterious character, weeping for the souls he was forced to take from the mortal realm.