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NIEBUHR

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• NIEBUHR (noun)
The noun NIEBUHR has 2 senses:

1. United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971)
2. German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831)

Familiarity information: NIEBUHR used as a noun is rare.

• NIEBUHR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Niebuhr; Reinhold Niebuhr

Instance hypernyms:

theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Barthold George Niebuhr; Niebuhr

Instance hypernyms:

historian; historiographer (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)

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