four horsemen

• Biblische Anspielung auf die vier Reiter aus der Offenbarung des Johannes, die Eroberung, Krieg, Hungersnot und Tod symbolisieren; wird oft metaphorisch für jede Gruppe von vier verheerenden Kräften oder Plagen verwendet.

A biblical reference to the four figures in the Book of Revelation who symbolize Conquest, War, Famine, and Death, often used metaphorically to describe any group of four destructive forces or calamities.

1. Biblical figuresC1formal

   The four figures in the Book of Revelation who symbolize Conquest, War, Famine, and Death, bringing apocalyptic destruction.

   Vier apokalyptische Reiter

   • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are described in the Bible.
   • In art, the Four Horsemen are often depicted riding together.
   • The concept of the Four Horsemen has influenced many stories and films.

2. Metaphorical usageC2informal

   A group of four people or things that bring about a major change or disaster.

   Die vier Reiter

   • The four horsemen of the modern economy are inflation, unemployment, debt, and inequality.
   • Critics called them the four horsemen of the music industry's decline.
   • The team was known as the four horsemen of basketball for their dominance.