Niebuhrian
Niebuhrian adjective: of or relating to Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), American theologian, ethicist, and political commentator.
Adjective
Niebuhrian (comparative more Niebuhrian, superlative most Niebuhrian)
- Of or relating to Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), American theologian, ethicist, and political commentator.
- From his studies of these thinkers and activists, Mr. Obama took what he called the “Niebuhrian” lesson that we can have “a cleareyed view of the world and the realities of cruelty and sin and greed and violence, and yet, still maintain a sense of hope and possibility, as an act of will and leap of...2020 December 8, Michiko Kakutani, “Obama, the Best-Selling Author, on Reading, Writing and Radical Empathy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of Niebuhrian
| comparative | more Niebuhrian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Niebuhrian |
Origin of Niebuhrian
From Niebuhr + -ian.
Questions about Niebuhrian
- What does Niebuhrian mean?
- Niebuhrian means of or relating to Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), American theologian, ethicist, and political commentator.
- What part of speech is Niebuhrian?
- Niebuhrian is an adjective.
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