Meanings
alternative Four Horsemen · alternative Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- biblicalFour beings in Revelation 6:1–8 that bring about the Apocalypse, each embodied as a horseman riding a different-colored horse that represents a different aspect of the Apocalypse.
At the opening of the New Testament Book of Revelations, the end of the world is heralded by the four horsemen of the apocalypse, symbolising sickness, hunger, war and death.
2024, Boris Kagarlitsky, The Long Retreat: Strategies to Reverse the Decline of the Left, page 115 - idiomaticHarbingers of doom; several signs which combine to imply the imminence of literal or figurative destruction.
[One authority] has identified four types of communication, which he calls the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," that are signs of a marriage having problems […]
2006, Ronald Brian Adler, Lawrence B. Rosenfeld, Russell F. Proctor, Interplay: the process of interpersonal communication, page 3051 more example
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,... Here and now those dread specters are: Divorce, Illness, Unemployment and Overspending. These are now the harbingers of economic doom […]
2008, Shayna M. Steinfeld, Bruce R. Steinfeld, The family lawyer's guide to bankruptcy: forms, tips, and strategies, page iii
Translations
Arabic فرسان رؤيا يوحنا الأربعَة
- فرسان رؤيا يوحنا الأربعَةFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Catalan Quatre Genets de l'Apocalipsi
- Quatre Genets de l'ApocalipsiFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Chinese Mandarin 啟示錄中的四騎士 /启示录中的四骑士
- 啟示錄中的四騎士 /启示录中的四骑士 (Qǐshìlù zhōng de sì-jìshì)Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Czech Apokalyptičtí jezdci, Čtyři apokalyptičtí jezdci
- Apokalyptičtí jezdciFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- Čtyři apokalyptičtí jezdciFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Danish de fire apokalyptiske ryttere
- de fire apokalyptiske ryttereFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Dutch de vier ruiters van de Apocalyps
- de vier ruiters van de ApocalypsFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Esperanto kvar rajdantoj de la apokalipso, kvar apokalipsaj rajdantoj
- kvar rajdantoj de la apokalipsoFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- kvar apokalipsaj rajdantojFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Finnish Ilmestyskirjan neljä ratsastajaa, Ilmestyskirjan ratsastajat
- Ilmestyskirjan neljä ratsastajaaFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- Ilmestyskirjan ratsastajatFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- Apokalyptiset ratsastajatFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- tuomiopäivän merkitsigns which combine to imply the imminence of destruction
French Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse
- Quatre Cavaliers de l'ApocalypseFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
German Apokalyptische Reiter, vier apokalyptischen Reiter
- Apokalyptische ReiterFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- vier apokalyptischen ReiterFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Greek Τέσσερεις Καβαλάρηδες της Αποκάλυψης
- Τέσσερεις Καβαλάρηδες της Αποκάλυψης (Téssereis Kavalárides tis Apokálypsis)Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Hebrew אַרְבַּעַת פָּרָשֵׁי הָאָפּוֹקָלִיפְּסָה
- אַרְבַּעַת פָּרָשֵׁי הָאָפּוֹקָלִיפְּסָה (Arbaat Parashei Ha-apokalippsah)Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Hungarian Az Apokalipszis négy lovasa
- Az Apokalipszis négy lovasaFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Indonesian Empat Penunggang Kuda Akhir Zaman
- Empat Penunggang Kuda Akhir ZamanFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Italian Cavalieri dell'Apocalisse
- Cavalieri dell'ApocalisseFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Japanese 黙示録の四騎士
- 黙示録の四騎士 (mokushiroku no yon-kishi)Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Korean 묵시록의 네 기사
- 묵시록의 네 기사 (muksirog-ui ne gisa)Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Latin quattuor equitēs apocalypticī
- quattuor equitēs apocalypticīFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Norwegian Bokmål Apokalypsens fire ryttere
- Apokalypsens fire ryttereFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Polish czterej jeźdźcy Apokalipsy, czterej jeźdźcy Apokalipsy
- czterej jeźdźcy ApokalipsyFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- czterej jeźdźcy Apokalipsysigns which combine to imply the imminence of destruction
Portuguese quatro Cavaleiros do Apocalipse
- quatro Cavaleiros do ApocalipseFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Romanian Cei patru călăreți ai Apocalipsei
- Cei patru călăreți ai ApocalipseiFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Russian Четы́ре вса́дника Апока́липсиса
- Четы́ре вса́дника Апока́липсиса (Četýre vsádnika Apokálipsisa)Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Spanish cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis
- cuatro jinetes del ApocalipsisFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Swedish Apokalypsens fyra ryttare
- Apokalypsens fyra ryttareFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Turkish Mahşerin Dört Atlısı
- Mahşerin Dört AtlısıFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Ukrainian Чоти́ри ве́ршники Апока́ліпсису
- Чоти́ри ве́ршники Апока́ліпсису (Čotýry véršnyky Apokálipsysu)Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Vietnamese Tứ kị sĩ Khải Huyền
- Tứ kị sĩ Khải HuyềnFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Cite this entry
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Four%20Horsemen%20of%20the%20Apocalypse
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