Associations to the word «Niebuhr»

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats