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Pale Horse

American  

noun

  1. a representation of Death, as in literature or the Bible.


Etymology

Origin of Pale Horse

First recorded in 1640–50; after the Biblical pale horse on which Death rides (Revelation 6:8)

Example Sentences

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Its founder, Chris Russo, was seen driving Fuentes to the Friday meeting at Pale Horse Strategies.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023

The Maxwell book is a good example, but also, in Katherine Anne Porter’s Pale Horse, Pale Rider, she is haunted in her dreams.

From Slate • May 3, 2020

The Pale Horse is set in 1961, the year of Tushingham’s break into stardom.

From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2020

One book, called "Behold a Pale Horse," written in 1991 by William Cooper, says that the limousine driver, a secret service agent, shot Kennedy.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 26, 2017

I shall show the multitude Death on the Pale Horse and the vision of Ezekiel.

From Visionaries by Huneker, James

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