Associations to the word «Niebuhr»
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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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.