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BONHOEFFER
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• BONHOEFFER (noun)
The noun BONHOEFFER has 1 sense:
1. German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945)
Familiarity information: BONHOEFFER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bonhoeffer; Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Instance hypernyms:
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
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