Kierkegaard

[ keer-ki-gahrd; Danish keer-kuh-gawr ]

/ ˈkɪər kɪˌgɑrd; Danish ˈkir kəˌgɔr /

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noun

Sö·ren Aa·bye

[sœ-ruhn aw-by], /ˈsœ rən ˈɔ bü/, 1813–55, Danish philosopher and theologian.

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How to use Kierkegaard in a sentence

While I may no longer be their go-to when it comes to chemistry or Kierkegaard, I have realized there are areas where I am not merely proficient but masterful.
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Neither Paul nor Kierkegaard were kidding when they wrote of fear and trembling.
How Losing My Daughter Changed My Faith|Kyle Cupp|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kierkegaard is right: we are cursed to understand life only backwards while living it forwards.
Hurrah for Barnes!|Roxanne Coady|October 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Kierkegaard, a sort of Swedish person, said, “Life is best understood backwards, but must be lived forward.”
My Address—and Apology—to Yale|Christopher Buckley|May 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST

It was chiefly my first reading of the principal works of Kierkegaard that marked this epoch in my life.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth|George Brandes
Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to the consciousness of sin that Christianity was not horror or madness.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth|George Brandes
He had dared to profane the great Sren Kierkegaard, had pilloried him for the benefit of a second-rate public.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth|George Brandes
Intellectually he owes much to Kierkegaard, and he is still strongly permeated by theology.
Friedrich Nietzsche|Georg Brandes
The real significance of Kierkegaard became clear to John many years later.
The Growth of a Soul|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for Kierkegaard

Kierkegaard

/ (ˈkɪəkəˌɡɑːd, Danish ˈkirɡəɡɔːr) /

noun

Søren Aabye (ˈsøːrən ˈɔːby). 1813–55, Danish philosopher and theologian. He rejected organized Christianity and anticipated the existentialists in emphasizing man's moral responsibility and freedom of choice. His works include Either/Or (1843), The Concept of Dread (1844), and The Sickness unto Death (1849)

Derived forms of Kierkegaard

Kierkegaardian, adjective

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