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DOUBTING THOMAS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("doubting Thomas" is a kind of...):
doubter; sceptic; skeptic (someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
Synonyms:
doubting Thomas; Saint Thomas; St. Thomas; Thomas; Thomas the doubting Apostle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Apostle ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
