Pale Horse

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Pale Horse

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

Example Sentences

And, earlier this year, Ella Maulding moved from Mississippi to Fort Worth to work as a social media coordinator for Pale Horse Strategies.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023

Pale Horse, Pale Rider gives the bones of this experience to its protagonist, Miranda Gay.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2020

The Pale Horse is on BBC One on 9 and 16 February.

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

Death on the Pale Horse West 194 61.

From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.