Ni·ko·lai A·le·ksan·dro·vich /ˈnɪkəˌlaɪ ˌælɪgˈzændrəvɪtʃ,-ˈzɑn-;Russ.nyɪkʌˈlaɪ ʌlyɪˈksɑndrəvyɪtʃ/Show Spelled[nik-uh-lahy al-ig-zan-druh-vich,-zahn-;Russ.nyi-kuh-lahy uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich]Show IPA, 1874–1948, Russian theologian and philosopher: in France after 1922.