Definition of Thomas the doubting apostle

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

Exact synonyms: Doubting Thomas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, Thomas
Generic synonyms: Apostle, Saint

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thomas The Doubting Apostle

Thomas Reid
Thomas Robert Malthus
Thomas Stearns Eliot
Thomas Straussler
Thomas Sully
Thomas Sydenham
Thomas Tallis
Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson
Thomas Wolfe
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Wright Waller
Thomas Young
Thomas a Becket
Thomas a Kempis
Thomas splint
Thomas the doubting Apostle
Thomasian
Thomasina
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Literary usage of Thomas the doubting apostle

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

1. Fraser's Magazine (1876)
"It should have been on the day sacred to St. Thomas, the doubting apostle, for with him was born modern scepticism. But though the day is fixed, ..."

2. The Attaché at Peking (1900)
"Putting on one side the dim legend that St. Thomas, the doubting apostle, was the first to preach the Gospel to the Chinese, there is no doubt that ..."

3. Fraser's Magazine by Thomas Carlyle (1876)
"It should have been on the day sacred to St. Thomas, the doubting apostle, for with him was born modern scepticism. But though the day is fixed, ..."

4. The Works of Thomas à Kempis by Michael Joseph Pohl (1908)
"... for them to look upon; and in graciously and unmistakably allowing Saint Thomas the doubting Apostle to touch them, thus establishing him in the faith. ..."

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