Thomas

[ tom-uhs; taw-mah for 3 ]

/ ˈtɒm əs; tɔˈmɑ for 3 /

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noun

an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.

Augustus, 1857–1934, U.S. playwright, journalist, and actor.

(Charles Louis) Am·broise

[sharl lwee ahn-brwaz], /ʃarl lwi ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/, 1811–96, French composer.

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

Dyl·an (Mar·lais)

[dil-uhn -mahr-ley], /ˈdɪl ən ˈmɑr leɪ/, 1914–53, Welsh poet and short-story writer.

George Henry, 1816–70, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.

Isaiah, 1749–1831, U.S. printer, journalist and publisher of Revolutionary literature.

Isiah "Zeke", born 1961, U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive.

John, 1724–76, American physician and general in the American Revolution.

Lowell (Jackson), 1892–1981, U.S. newscaster, world traveler, and writer.

Martha Carey, 1857–1935, U.S. educator and women's-rights advocate.

Norman (Mat·toon)

[muh-toon], /məˈtun/, 1884–1968, U.S. socialist leader and political writer.

Seth, 1785–1859, U.S. clock designer and manufacturer.

Theodore, 1835–1905, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany.

William Isaac, 1863–1947, U.S. sociologist.

doubting Thomas.

a male given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “twin.”

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“We rank last or near the bottom for many of these conditions like diabetes and obesity,” Thomas said.
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Thomas was one of the most productive in the league in his first full season at the position.
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They turned to Thomas and asked why he wasn’t on the radio that day.
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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.
Ginni Thomas apologizes to husband’s Supreme Court clerks after Capitol riot fallout|Robert Barnes|February 2, 2021|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.
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The St. Thomas gathering happened around 2005, according to Krauss.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We read Thomas Piketty because we needed to understand these failures to have any hope of grappling with them.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thomas Piketty raised the Big Questions this year about democracy and inequality.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thomas Sadoski should be the frontrunner to play every smarmy privileged thirty-something from now on.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble|Kevin Fallon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The eyes of people like Thomas Patrick Cullen III, firefighter, Squad 41, husband, father, 31 years old.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thomas Cooper, an English prelate, died; highly commended for his great learning and eloquence.
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The intellectual temperament finds voice in many great expressions, which are very Dante and also very Thomas, as Par.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
As if unwilling to trust himself longer in dangerous companionship, he went up to town with Thomas Carr.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
John of Damascus, an important Greek theologian of the eighth century, often cited by Thomas.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
Thomas goes on to contradict Aristotle, in holding quod nullum ens esset nisi corpus.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for Thomas

Thomas

/ (ˈtɒməs) /

noun

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

(French tɔmɑ) Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1811–96, French composer of light operas, including Mignon (1866)

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)

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

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)

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Thomas

[ tŏm′əs ]

E(dward) Donnall Born 1920

American physician. He shared a 1990 Nobel Prize for developing techniques of transplanting bone marrow.

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Thomas

see doubting thomas.

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