thomas : Idioms & Phrases

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doubting thomas

  • noun the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
    doubting Thomas; Thomas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
  • noun someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)
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dylan marlais thomas

  • noun Welsh poet (1914-1953)
    Thomas; Dylan Marlais Thomas.
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dylan thomas

  • noun Welsh poet (1914-1953)
    Thomas; Dylan Marlais Thomas.
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ernest thomas sinton walton

  • noun Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995)
    Ernest Walton; Walton; E. T. S. Walton.
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james thomas farrell

  • noun United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
    Farrell.
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james thomas harris

  • noun Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
    Harris; Frank Harris.
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john thomas scopes

  • noun Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
    Scopes; John Scopes.
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lowell jackson thomas

  • noun a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)
    Thomas; Lowell Jackson Thomas.
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lowell thomas

  • noun a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)
    Thomas; Lowell Jackson Thomas.
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norman mattoon thomas

  • noun United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968)
    Thomas; Norman Mattoon Thomas.
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norman thomas

  • noun United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968)
    Thomas; Norman Mattoon Thomas.
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saint thomas

  • noun the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
    doubting Thomas; Thomas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
  • 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)
    St. Thomas Aquinas; Saint Thomas Aquinas; Aquinas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
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saint thomas a becket

  • noun (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
    Becket; St. Thomas a Becket; Saint Thomas a Becket.
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saint thomas aquinas

  • 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)
    St. Thomas Aquinas; Saint Thomas Aquinas; Aquinas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
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seth thomas

  • noun United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
    Thomas.
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sir thomas gresham

  • noun English financier (1519-1579)
    Gresham.
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sir thomas lawrence

  • noun English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)
    Lawrence.
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sir thomas malory

  • noun English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471)
    Malory; Sir Thomas Malory.
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sir thomas more

  • noun English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
    Sir Thomas More; More.
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sir thomas raffles

  • noun British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
    Raffles; Sir Thomas Raffles.
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sir thomas stamford raffles

  • noun British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
    Raffles; Sir Thomas Raffles.
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sir thomas wyat

  • noun English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)
    Wyatt; Sir Thomas Wyat; Wyat.
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sir thomas wyatt

  • noun English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)
    Wyatt; Sir Thomas Wyat; Wyat.
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st. thomas

  • noun the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
    doubting Thomas; Thomas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
  • 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)
    St. Thomas Aquinas; Saint Thomas Aquinas; Aquinas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
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st. thomas a becket

  • noun (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
    Becket; St. Thomas a Becket; Saint Thomas a Becket.
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st. thomas and principe

  • noun island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
    Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe; Sao Thome e Principe; Sao Tome e Principe; Sao Tome and Principe.
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st. thomas aquinas

  • 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)
    St. Thomas Aquinas; Saint Thomas Aquinas; Aquinas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
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thomas a becket

  • noun (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
    Becket; St. Thomas a Becket; Saint Thomas a Becket.
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thomas a kempis

  • noun German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)
    a Kempis.
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thomas alva edison

  • noun United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)
    Thomas Alva Edison; Edison.
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thomas aquinas

  • 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)
    St. Thomas Aquinas; Saint Thomas Aquinas; Aquinas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
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thomas augustus watson

  • noun United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
    Watson.
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thomas babington macaulay

  • noun English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859)
    Macaulay; Lord Macaulay; First Baron Macaulay.
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thomas bayes

  • noun English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761)
    Bayes.
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thomas bowdler

  • noun English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
    Bowdler.
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thomas bradley

  • noun United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
    Bradley; Tom Bradley.
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thomas carew

  • noun Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
    Carew.
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thomas carlyle

  • noun Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
    Carlyle.
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thomas chippendale

  • noun a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779)
    Chippendale.
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thomas clayton wolfe

  • noun United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938)
    Wolfe; Thomas Clayton Wolfe.
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thomas crawford

  • noun United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
    Crawford.
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thomas de quincey

  • noun English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)
    De Quincey.
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thomas decker

  • noun English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
    Dekker; Decker; Thomas Decker.
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thomas dekker

  • noun English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
    Dekker; Decker; Thomas Decker.
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thomas edison

  • noun United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931)
    Thomas Alva Edison; Edison.
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thomas edward lawrence

  • noun Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
    T. E. Lawrence; Lawrence of Arabia; Lawrence.
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thomas gainsborough

  • noun English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)
    Gainsborough.
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thomas gray

  • noun English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)
    Gray.
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thomas hardy

  • noun English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
    Hardy.
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thomas hart benton

  • noun United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
    Benton.
  • noun United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
    Benton; Old Bullion.
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thomas hastings

  • noun United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
    Hastings.
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thomas henry huxley

  • noun English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
    Thomas Henry Huxley; Huxley.
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thomas higginson

  • noun United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911)
    Higginson; Thomas Higginson.
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thomas hobbes

  • noun English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
    Hobbes.
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thomas hodgkin

  • noun English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)
    Hodgkin.
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thomas hopkins gallaudet

  • noun United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851)
    Gallaudet.
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thomas hunt morgan

  • noun United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)
    Morgan.
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thomas huxley

  • noun English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
    Thomas Henry Huxley; Huxley.
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thomas j. hanks

  • noun United States film actor (born in 1956)
    Hanks; Tom Hanks.
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thomas j. jackson

  • noun general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
    Thomas Jackson; Thomas J. Jackson; Stonewall Jackson; Jackson.
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thomas jackson

  • noun general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
    Thomas Jackson; Thomas J. Jackson; Stonewall Jackson; Jackson.
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thomas jefferson

  • noun 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
    President Jefferson; Jefferson.
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thomas jonathan jackson

  • noun general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
    Thomas Jackson; Thomas J. Jackson; Stonewall Jackson; Jackson.
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thomas kennerly wolfe jr.

  • noun United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
    Wolfe; Tom Wolfe; Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr..
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thomas kid

  • noun English dramatist (1558-1594)
    Kid; Thomas Kid; Kyd.
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thomas kyd

  • noun English dramatist (1558-1594)
    Kid; Thomas Kid; Kyd.
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thomas lanier williams

  • noun United States playwright (1911-1983)
    Tennessee Williams; Williams.
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thomas malory

  • noun English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471)
    Malory; Sir Thomas Malory.
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thomas malthus

  • noun an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)
    Malthus; Thomas Malthus.
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thomas mann

  • noun German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955)
    Mann.
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thomas merton

  • noun United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
    Merton.
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thomas middleton

  • noun English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
    Middleton.
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thomas moore

  • noun Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852)
    Moore.
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thomas more

  • noun English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
    Sir Thomas More; More.
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thomas nast

  • noun United States political cartoonist (1840-1902)
    Nast.
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thomas nelson page

  • noun United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922)
    Page.
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thomas paine

  • noun American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
    Paine; Tom Paine.
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thomas pynchon

  • noun United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937)
    Pynchon.
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thomas reid

  • noun Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
    Reid.
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thomas robert malthus

  • noun an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)
    Malthus; Thomas Malthus.
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thomas stearns eliot

  • noun British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
    T. S. Eliot; Eliot.
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thomas straussler

  • noun British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937)
    Sir Tom Stoppard; Tom Stoppard; Stoppard.
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thomas sully

  • noun United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
    Sully.
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thomas sydenham

  • noun English physician (1624-1689)
    Sydenham; English Hippocrates.
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thomas tallis

  • noun English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
    Tallis.
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thomas the doubting apostle

  • noun the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
    doubting Thomas; Thomas; St. Thomas; Saint Thomas.
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thomas wentworth storrow higginson

  • noun United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911)
    Higginson; Thomas Higginson.
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thomas willis

  • noun English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
    Willis.
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thomas wolfe

  • noun United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
    Wolfe; Tom Wolfe; Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr..
  • noun United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938)
    Wolfe; Thomas Clayton Wolfe.
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thomas woodrow wilson

  • noun 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
    Wilson; President Wilson; Woodrow Wilson.
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thomas wright waller

  • noun United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
    Fats Waller; Waller.
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thomas young

  • noun British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
    Young.
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