niebuhr

1. 1.

   United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971)

   SynonymsReinhold Niebuhr

   Broadertheologian
2. 2.

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

   SynonymsBarthold George Niebuhr

   Broaderhistorian

Other forms of niebuhr

plural

niebuhrs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about niebuhr

What does niebuhr mean?

niebuhr means "United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in niebuhr?

niebuhr has 2 syllables: nie-buhr. The stress falls on "nie". In IPA it is /ˈnibʊɹ/.

What is another word for niebuhr?

Close synonyms include Reinhold Niebuhr, Barthold George Niebuhr. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is niebuhr a common word?

niebuhr is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.