Definition of St. Thomas

1. Noun. The Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes.


2. Noun. (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).

Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Thomas

St. Nicholas
St. Nick
St. Olaf
St. Olav
St. Patrick
St. Patrick's Cross
St. Patrick's Day
St. Paul
St. Paul's
St. Peter
St. Peter's wreath
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Petersburg
St. Simon
St. Stephen's Day
St. Thomas (current term)
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas a Becket
St. Thomas and Principe
St. Valentine's Day
St. Vincent
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Vitus
St. Vitus' dance
St. Vitus dance
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StAX
StE
St Albans
St Andrews

Literary usage of St. Thomas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"Christ, standing under an arched portico, with St. Thomas touching his wound ... Painted for Church of St. Thomas, Leeds, but not giving satisfaction was ..."

2. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"To their Excellencies the Commanders- in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's naval and land forces off St. Thomas." " WV SCHOLTEN. ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Reginald of Piperno, Dominican, theologian, companion of St. Thomas Aquinas, ... St. Thomas chose him as his socius and confessor at Rome about 1260. ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Reginald of Piperno, Dominican, theologian, companion of St. Thomas Aquinas, ... He entered the Dominican Order at Naples. St. Thomas chose him as his ..."

5. History of Philosophy by Alfred Weber (1904)
"... of conciliation between the Church and the Lyceum: the Dominican St. Thomas of Aquin and the Franciscan Duns Scotus. § 39. St. Thomas of Aquin THOMAS OF ..."

6. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"St. Thomas spent it on the poor, "thus erecting a superb palace in heaven. ... called themselves " Christians of St. Thomas " when Gama discovered India. ..."

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