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Summa Theologica

American  
[soom-uh thee-uh-loj-i-kuh, suhm-uh] / ˈsʊm ə ˌθi əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kə, ˈsʌm ə /

noun

  1. a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.


Summa Theologica Cultural  
  1. (1266–1273) The best-known work of Thomas Aquinas, in which he treats the whole of theology by careful analysis of arguments. In one famous section of the Summa Theologica, Aquinas discusses five ways of attempting to prove that there is a God.


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His intellectual strong suit might be more Summa Theologica — in which St. Thomas Aquinas presented five arguments for the existence of God — than the zone-blitz defense.

From New York Times Sep. 10, 2015

As I recall from St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica, thrones rank third, below cherubim and seraphim, clearly outclassing mere principalities and powers.

From Time Magazine Archive

One day he discovered St. Thomas, and one by one, as he managed to save the money, young Adler bought the 21 volumes of the Summa Theologica.

From Time Magazine Archive

S. Thomas divides his Summa Theologica into three main parts.

From On Prayer and The Contemplative Life by Pope, Hugh

Later on, when all this had had time to settle and find its place, St. Thomas worked out his own theory of private property in two short articles in his famous Summa Theologica.

From Mediaeval Socialism by Jarrett, Bede

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