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  Thomas Aquinas

  noun

  Saint. Aquinas, Saint Thomas.
• Aquinas, Thomas
  Aquinas, Thomas

  A thirteenth-century Italian priest and philosopher who became the most influential theologian of the Middle Ages. Aquinas, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, sought to reconcile faith and reason by showing that elements of the philosophy of Aristotle were compatible with Christianity. His greatest work is the Summa Theologica.

Thomas Aquinas

American  

[tom-uhs] / ˈtɒm əs /

noun

1. Saint. Aquinas, Saint Thomas.

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Aquinas, Thomas Cultural  

1. A thirteenth-century Italian priest and philosopher who became the most influential theologian of the Middle Ages. Aquinas, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, sought to reconcile faith and reason by showing that elements of the philosophy of Aristotle were compatible with Christianity. His greatest work is the Summa Theologica.

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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

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

Very often, talk here echoes the 13th-century writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, who believed God could be found in truth, goodness and beauty.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

Passages from Genesis and Exodus, various theological tracts, Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin and Jonathan Edwards take their place alongside the writings of U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

Classical texts were wrestled into a Christian worldview as scholars like St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas sought ways to claim the ancients as Christians avant la lettre.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Aquinas, Thomas, birthplace of, 276; tomb of, 331;monastery of, 333.

From Italy, the Magic Land by Whiting, Lilian