Meaning of four horsemen | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ellipsis of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2. The four main proponents of new atheism: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens.
   humorous

Examples

“When most people think⟳ of the authors who launched the atheist renaissance in the 21st century, they think⟳ of the “The Four Horsemen”—Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens—and their earthshaking bestsellers.”

“Today's culture is certainly more sympathetic to faith than the noughties, when millennials like⟳ me grew up ensnared by the “Four Horsemen” of New Atheism and their era-defining bestsellers: […].”

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