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NIEBUHR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831)
Synonyms:
Barthold George Niebuhr; Niebuhr
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
historian; historiographer (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971)
Synonyms:
Niebuhr; Reinhold Niebuhr
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
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