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) Ambroise 1811–96, French composer.

4. Clarence, born 1948, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991.

5. Dylan (Marlais) 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 (Mattoon) 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. 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. Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1811–96, French composer of light operas, including Mignon (1866)

3. 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. ( Philip ) Edward, pen name Edward Eastaway. 1878–1917, British poet and critic: killed in World War I

5. 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

Joel has served as a Visiting Scholar of Race, Religion, and Politics at the University of St. Thomas and is a graduate of Wheaton College and Duke University.

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Krasznahorkai is "a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, and is characterised by absurdism and grotesque excess," the Academy said.

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Hocker’s coach, Ben Thomas, recalled a time when today’s surge of medalists from Europe and North America seemed inconceivable.

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Controversy at the Smithsonian, a Jazz Age caper from Thomas Pynchon, Rome’s long history and more.

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