FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE

Meaning of FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE in English

ˌFour ˌHorsemen of the Aˈpocalypse, the BrE AmE

in the Bible, four men who ride horses and represent the four things that cause people the greatest pain and suffering, namely war, ↑ famine (=lack of food) , death, and ↑ pestilence (=serious disease)

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APOCALYPSE — noun see: revelation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOUR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Four Books Four Freedoms Four Horsemen Four Hundred Council of the Four Noble Truths …
Английский словарь Британика
APOCALYPSE — In many Western religious traditions, the period of catastrophic upheaval expected to occur just before the end of the world, …
Английский словарь Британика
FOUR — I. ˈfō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English four, foure, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APOCALYPSE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORSEMEN — (pl. ) of Horseman
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Английский словарь Webster
FOUR — (n.) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
APOCALYPSE — (n.) One of a numerous class of writings proceeding from Jewish authors between 250 b. c. and 150 a. d., …
Английский словарь Webster
APOCALYPSE — (n.) Anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure.
Английский словарь Webster
APOCALYPSE — (n.) The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming …
Английский словарь Webster
HORSEMEN — ( pl. ) of Horseman
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — ( n. ) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
APOCALYPSE — ( n. ) The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
APOCALYPSE — ( n. ) Anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOUR — /fawr, fohr/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, three plus one. 2. a symbol of this number, 4 or IV …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APOCALYPSE — /euh pok"euh lips/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) revelation (def. 4). 2. any of a class of Jewish or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APOCALYPSE — n. revelation or vision of the end of the world (especially in Jewish and Christian writings)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from four adjective, from Old English fēower; akin to Old High German fior four, Latin quattuor, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APOCALYPSE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORSEMEN — pl of horseman.
Webster English vocab
FOUR — adj one more than three; twice two. 2. four ·noun a symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv. 3. …
Webster English vocab
APOCALYPSE — noun anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure. 2. apocalypse ·noun the revelation delivered to st. john, in the isle …
Webster English vocab
APOCALYPSE — [ ə'pɒkəlɪps ] ■ noun 1》 an event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic scale. 2》 ( the Apocalypse …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOUR — [four] n [ME, fr. four adj., fr. OE feower; akin to OHG fior four, L quattuor, Gk tessares, tettares] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOUR — four BrE AmE fɔː AmE fɔːr foʊr (= fore) ▷ fours fɔːz AmE fɔːrz foʊrz ▶ ˈ four flush BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOUR — / fɔː(r); NAmE / 1. number 4 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APOCALYPSE — / əˈpɒkəlɪps; NAmE əˈpɑːk-/ noun 1. [ sing. , U ] the destruction of the world : Civilization is on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR — four /fɔː $ fɔːr/ BrE AmE number , noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: feower ] 1 . the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APOCALYPSE — a ‧ poc ‧ a ‧ lypse /əˈpɒkəlɪps $ əˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Late …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APOCALYPSE — n. 1 (the Apocalypse) Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, recounting a divine revelation to St John. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOUR — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APOCALYPSE — n. 1 (the Apocalypse) Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, recounting a divine revelation to St John. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOUR — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than three, or six less than ten; the product of two units and …
Oxford English vocab
APOCALYPSE — n.1 (the Apocalypse) Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, recounting a divine revelation to St John. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
FOUR — ( fours) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Four is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APOCALYPSE — The apocalypse is the total destruction and end of the world. N-SING : usu the N
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOUR — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Four is the number 4. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOUR — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
APOCALYPSE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Several leading scientists are predicting an environmental apocalypse . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOUR
Cambridge English vocab
APOCALYPSE — [noun] [U] - a very serious event resulting in great destruction and changeThe book offers a vision of the future …
Cambridge English vocab
FOUR — n. having four letters Four Books Four Freedoms Four Horsemen Four Hundred Council of the Four Noble Truths four colour …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
APOCALYPSE — n. In many Western religious traditions, the period of catastrophic upheaval expected to occur just before the end of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOUR — See: HIT ON ALL FOUR, ON ALL FOURS.
Slang English vocab
HORSEMEN — n. pl. Cavalry, horse.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FOUR — See: HIT ON ALL FOUR, ON ALL FOURS.
Словарь английских идиом
FOUR — See Four factors of change
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
FOUR — 1. числ. колич. четыре 2. сущ. 1) четверка the four of hearts ≈ четверка червей 2) мн. четвертый номер 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APOCALYPSE — сущ. 1) откровение; пророческое предвидение 2) катаклизм; гибель мира The new apocalypse of Nature unrolled to him. ≈ Новый природный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORSEMEN — Всадник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOUR — 1. fɔ: n 1. 1> четвёрка ( цифра ; тж. figure of four) 2> карт. четвёрка four of spades - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
APOCALYPSE — apocalypse.ogg əʹpɒkəlıps n 1. 1> откровение; пророческоепредвидение 2> (Apocalypse) библ. Апокалипсис, откровение Иоанна Богосова 2. цепь трагических событий, катаклизм; гибель …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
APOCALYPSE — сущ.1) откровение; пророческое предвидение 2) катаклизм; гибель мира The new apocalypse of Nature unrolled to him. — Новый природный катаклизм …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
APOCALYPSE — n 1. 1) откровение; пророческое предвидение 2) (Apocalypse) библ. Апокалипсис, откровение Иоанна Богослова 2. цепь трагических событий, катаклизм; гибель мира, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOUR — 1. fɔ: n 1. 1> четвёрка ( цифра ; тж. figure of four) 2> карт. четвёрка four of spades - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
APOCALYPSE — n 1. 1> откровение; пророческоепредвидение 2> (Apocalypse) библ. Апокалипсис, откровение Иоанна Богосова 2. цепь трагических событий, катаклизм; гибель мира, всего …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HORSEMEN — мн. от horseman
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOUR — 1. числ. колич. четыре 2. сущ. 1) четверка the four of hearts — четверка червей 2) мн. четвертый номер 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
APOCALYPSE — сущ. 1) откровение; пророческое предвидение 2) катаклизм; гибель мира The new apocalypse of Nature unrolled to him. — Новый природный …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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