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the Four Horsemen

  1. Ellipsis of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
  2. (humorous) Four main proponents of new atheism: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens.
    • 2013, Dale McGowan, Atheism For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 218:
      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.