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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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