Thomas

[ tom-uhs; taw-mah ]

noun

1. an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection, becoming the apostle to whom the expression “ doubting Thomas ” refers. John 20:24–29.
2. Augustus, 1857–1934, U.S. playwright, journalist, and actor.
3. (Charles Louis) Am·broise [sh, a, r, l lwee ah, n, -, brwaz], 1811–96, French composer.
4. Clarence, born 1948, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991.
5. Dyl·an (Mar·lais) [dil, -, uh, n , mahr, -ley], 1914–53, Welsh poet and short-story writer.
6. George Henry, 1816–70, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
7. Isaiah, 1749–1831, U.S. printer, journalist and publisher of Revolutionary literature.
8. Isiah Zeke, born 1961, U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive.
9. John, 1724–76, American physician and general in the American Revolution.
10. Lowell (Jackson), 1892–1981, U.S. newscaster, world traveler, and writer.
11. Martha Carey, 1857–1935, U.S. educator and women's-rights advocate.
12. Norman (Mat·toon) [m, uh, -, toon], 1884–1968, U.S. socialist leader and political writer.
13. Seth, 1785–1859, U.S. clock designer and manufacturer.
14. Theodore, 1835–1905, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany.
15. William Isaac, 1863–1947, U.S. sociologist.
16. a male given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “twin.”

Thomas

/ ˈtɒməs /

noun

1. Thomas, SaintMJewishRELIGION: apostleRELIGION: saint Saint. Also called: doubting Thomas. one of the twelve apostles, who refused to believe in Christ's resurrection until he had seen his wounds (John 20:24–29). Feast day: July 3 or Dec 2l or Oct 6
2. tɔmɑ ThomasAmbroise18111896MFrenchMUSIC: composer Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1811–96, French composer of light operas, including Mignon (1866)
3. ThomasDylan (Marlais)19141953MWelshWRITING: poetWRITING: essayist Dylan ( Marlais ) (ˈdɪlən). 1914–53, Welsh poet and essayist. His works include the prose Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog (1940), the verse collection Deaths and Entrances (1946), and his play for voices Under Milk Wood (1954)
4. Thomas(Philip) Edward18781917MBritishWRITING: poetWRITING: critic ( Philip ) Edward, pen name Edward Eastaway. 1878–1917, British poet and critic: killed in World War I
5. ThomasR(onald) S(tuart)19132000MWelshWRITING: poetRELIGION: clergyman R ( onald ) S ( tuart ). 1913–2000, Welsh poet and clergyman. His collections include Song at the Year's Turning (1955), Not that He Brought Flowers (1968), and Laboratories of the Spirit (1975)

Idioms and Phrases

see doubting thomas .

Example Sentences

“We rank last or near the bottom for many of these conditions like diabetes and obesity,” Thomas said.

From Washington Post

Thomas was one of the most productive in the league in his first full season at the position.

From Washington Post

They turned to Thomas and asked why he wasn’t on the radio that day.

From ProPublica

Thomas, who is the senior member of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, has never recused himself because of his wife’s public comments about an issue.

From Washington Post

The group is working on a phone app that could allow people to register remotely and make it easier for people to seek out resources, Thomas said.

From Washington Post

The St. Thomas gathering happened around 2005, according to Krauss.

From The Daily Beast

We read Thomas Piketty because we needed to understand these failures to have any hope of grappling with them.

From The Daily Beast

Thomas Piketty raised the Big Questions this year about democracy and inequality.

From The Daily Beast

Thomas Sadoski should be the frontrunner to play every smarmy privileged thirty-something from now on.

From The Daily Beast

The eyes of people like Thomas Patrick Cullen III, firefighter, Squad 41, husband, father, 31 years old.

From The Daily Beast

Thomas Cooper, an English prelate, died; highly commended for his great learning and eloquence.

From Project Gutenberg

The intellectual temperament finds voice in many great expressions, which are very Dante and also very Thomas, as Par.

From Project Gutenberg

As if unwilling to trust himself longer in dangerous companionship, he went up to town with Thomas Carr.

From Project Gutenberg

John of Damascus, an important Greek theologian of the eighth century, often cited by Thomas.

From Project Gutenberg

Thomas goes on to contradict Aristotle, in holding quod nullum ens esset nisi corpus.

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