Aquinas

American  

[uh-kwahy-nuhs] / əˈkwaɪ nəs /

noun

1. Saint Thomas the Angelic Doctor, 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Aquinas British  

/ əˈkwaɪnəs /

noun

1. Saint Thomas. 1225–74, Italian theologian, scholastic philosopher, and Dominican friar, whose works include Summa contra Gentiles (1259–64) and Summa Theologiae (1267–73), the first attempt at a comprehensive theological system. Feast day: Jan 28 See also Thomism

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Aquinist
  noun

Example Sentences

Chatbots, he suggests, can find within seconds what such church authorities as Thomas Aquinas wrote about a particular passage in scripture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Chris McMahon, the president of Aquinas Wealth Advisors, suggested that investors rebalance their portfolios every few years, because the outperformance of a few stocks will cause a portfolio to drift toward concentration.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Aquinas, 21-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-11, 15-13 Hemet d.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Fred Stephenson who is head of Year 11 at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in Kings Norton, Birmingham, said the charity had given many students "dignity".

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

I was so grateful I bought a number of paperback books—works of Maritain, Aquinas and Christopher Dawson.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin