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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 St1C1 N-hydroxyarylamine sulfotransferase 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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