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    SAINT THOMAS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)play

    Synonyms:

    Aquinas; Saint Thomas; Saint Thomas Aquinas; St. Thomas; St. Thomas Aquinas; Thomas Aquinas

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    Doctor; Doctor of the Church ((Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching)

    saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)

    theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)

    Domain category:

    Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyesplay

    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)

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