First Known Use: 1918
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Four Horsemen
noun plural
Definition of FOUR HORSEMEN
: war, famine, pestilence, and death personified as the four major plagues of humankind
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Origin of FOUR HORSEMEN
from the apocalyptic vision in Rev 6:2–8
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