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Four′ Horse′men of the Apoc′alypse(n.pl.)

  1. four horsemen symbolizing pestilence, war, famine, and death. Rev. 6:2–8.

    Category: Bible

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  1. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse(ProperNoun)

    Four beings in Revelation 6:1u20138 that bring about the Apocalypse, each riding a different-colored horse representing a different aspect of the Apocalypse.

  2. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse(ProperNoun)

    Harbingers of doom; several signs which combine to imply the imminence of literal or figurative destruction.


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