# Horizontalists — The Devil’s Dictionary character guide

> Horizontalists in The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Horizontalists, their, themselves

**First appearance:** 0001-the-devil-s-dictionary

## Who they are

A group referenced in definitions.

## Relationships

### [A](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/characters/a)

_rivalry_

A opposes the Horizontalists, likely a group or philosophy that A mocks or debates.

### [A](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/characters/a)

_rivalry_

A opposes the Horizontalists, likely a group or philosophy that A mocks or debates.

## In the story

### [Z](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/z)

Mentioned in the definition of Zenith as a heretical group that believed the posture of the body was immaterial to determining the zenith.

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