Definition of Thomas Aquinas

1. 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).


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Literary usage of Thomas Aquinas

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

1. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"Thomas Aquinas to separate the two fields, which foreshadows the doctrine of twofold truth, ... Thomas Aquinas Thomas, the son of Count Landolfo, of Aquino, ..."

2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1896)
"Thomas Aquinas These honors were merited by a remarkable combination of ability and virtue. To an absolute purity of life, St. Thomas added an earnest love ..."

3. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"Thomas Aquinas to separate the two fields, which foreshadows the doctrine of twofold truth, ... Thomas Aquinas Thomas, the son of Count Landolfo, of Aquino, ..."

4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"Thomas Aquinas on the Two Commandments of Charity and the Ten Commandments of the ... 1880 and 1893; The Maxims of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Prayers, ib. ..."

5. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams (1905)
"CHAPTER XVI SAINT Thomas Aquinas LONG before Saint Francis's death, in 1226, the French mystics had exhausted their energies and the siecle had taken new ..."

6. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1883)
"Thomas Aquinas: OR SCHOLASTIC PHILOSOPHY IN MODERN THEOLOGY. ... Thomas Aquinas, coming after him, systematized the whole of Christian theology with a ..."

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