destroying angel The name destroying angel applies to several similar, closely related species of deadly all-white mushrooms in the genus ''Amanita''. They are ''Amanita bisporigera'' and '' A. ocreata'' in eastern and western North America, respectively, and '' ...

is any of several closely related deadly species of ''Amanita'' mushrooms. Destroying angel may also refer to: *

Destroying angel (Bible) In the Hebrew Bible, the destroying angel (, ''malʾāḵ hamašḥīṯ''), also known as mashḥit ( ''mašḥīṯ'', 'destroyer'; plural: , ''mašḥīṯīm'', 'spoilers, ravagers'), is an entity sent out by YHWH on several occasions to kill ...

, in various passages * "Destroying Angel" (''Midsomer Murders'' episode) * ''Destroying Angel'' (film), a 1923 American silent film directed by

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* ''Destroying Angel'', a 1987 Anglo-Yugoslavian film directed by

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, later retitled ''Sleep Well My Love'' * ''Destroying Angel'', a science fiction novel by Richard Paul Russo * "Destroying Angel", a song by Sneaker Pimps from ''

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'' * Destroying Angels, members of the Mormon

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s * "The Destroying Angel", a song by Anaal Nathrakh from '' Eschaton'' * " Destroying Angels, a song by

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and

Exene Cervenka Exene Cervenka (born Christene Lee Cervenka; February 1, 1956) is an American singer, artist, and poet. She is best known for her work as a singer in the California punk rock band X. Music career The 21-year-old Cervenka met 23-year-old ...

of X * “Destroying Angel” is the second episode from the 1972 tv series Van Der Valk.

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