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- noun the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
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Examples
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In Leipzig there were two higher-class schools, one called St. Thomas's School, and the other, and the more modern, St. Nicholas's School.
My Life — Volume 1 Richard Wagner 1848
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In discussing the notion St. Thomas himself confines himself to the example of the dispensation of honours.
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Thus to call St. Thomas a Whig is to ascribe to him exactly the opposite opinion of the just regime.
Was Aquinas a Whig? 2007
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No. This place exists: it is called St. Thomas, and it is where we Hell Week survivors were sent for ten glorious weeks of training. f We actually did train.
Rogue Warrior Marcinko, Richard 1992
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Ten miles on our way, and we came to a newly laid out village, called St. Thomas, from whence we pursued our journey through a new country to
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Urban IV. called St. Thomas to Rome, and, by his order, the general appointed him to teach here.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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Among the fathers, St. Austin is principally his guide; so that the learned cardinals, Norris and Aguirre, call St. Thomas his most faithful Interpreter.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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The number of converts, be made having aroused the hostility of the heathen priests, he fled from their anger to the summit of what is now known as St. Thomas's
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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According to the opinion of St. Thomas, which is the more common one among theologians, it is not necessary, in order to be morally good, that an act should be referred to a positively good end.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Cardinal Bessarion called St. Thomas "the most saintly of learned men and the most learned of saints".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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